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LaCHIP is a health insurance program designed to bring quality health care to currently uninsured children and youth up to the age of 19 in Louisiana. Children can qualify for coverage under LaCHIP using higher income standards than traditional Medicaid. |
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LaCHIP Affordable Plan is a new LaCHIP health insurance program for uninsured children in moderate income families whose income is too much to qualify for regular LaCHIP but whose gross income is below 250 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The regular LaCHIP only covers uninsured children in families with countable income up to 200 percent of the FPL.
For more information on LaCHIP Affordable Plan, click here. |
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| What medical services are covered by LaCHIP? | Back to Top |
LaCHIP provides Medicaid coverage for doctor visits for primary care as well as preventive and emergency care, immunizations, prescription medications, hospitalization, home health care and many other health services. For a more detailed listing of covered services, click here. |
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| How can I find a doctor who accepts LaCHIP? | Back to Top |
To get a list of doctors, dentists or other medical service providers in your parish who take  Medicaid, please visit our Provider Map page. This page will let you search for Medicaid services in your parish. If there is no doctor listed in your parish, try searching for doctors in your region or in the parishes around yours.
You can also find a listing of primary care physicians (for example, pediatricians,
family doctors, general practice doctors) on the CommunityCARE program Web site. All children enrolled in LaCHIP will be linked to a doctor through this program. Most children in families who qualify for traditional Medicaid are also linked to a primary care doctor through CommunityCARE. However, those families that have other private insurance coverage in addition to Medicaid are not a part of CommunityCARE, but they can still use this website as a resource for physicians who are enrolled and active in the Medicaid program.
You can also call 1-877-455-9955 toll-free for a listing of specialists (including dentists) in your area who are enrolled and active in the LaCHIP and Medicaid programs.
It is important to remember that not all doctors who are active in the Medicaid program are taking new patients. Be sure to ask the doctor’s office if they are taking new Medicaid patients when you call to schedule an appointment.
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LaCHIP provides health care coverage for the children of Louisiana's working families with moderate and low incomes. Children must be under age 19 and not covered by health insurance. Family income cannot be more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level (about $3,675 monthly for a family of four) for the regular LaCHIP program.
If your income is more than these amounts, you may still qualify by applying the possible deductions to your total income. You may also qualify with the new LaCHIP Affordable Plan, which is available to uninsured Louisiana children in families up to the age of 19 whose families have an annual income up to 250 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). To learn more, click here.
INCOME AMOUNTS FOR REGULAR LACHIP
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| Can a child who already has health insurance qualify for LaCHIP? | Back to Top |
No. However, the General Medicaid program is available to insured children in families whose monthly income falls within the guidelines below:
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FAMILY SIZE |
CHILD UNDER AGE 6 WITH INSURANCE |
CHILD OVER AGE 6 WITH INSURANCE |
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1 |
$1,153 |
$867 |
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2 |
$1,552 |
$1,167 |
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3 |
$1,951 |
$1,467 |
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4 |
$2,350 |
$1,767 |
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5 |
$2,749 |
$2,067 |
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6 |
$3,148 |
$2,367 |
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7 |
$3,547 |
$2,667 |
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8 |
$3,946 |
$2,967 |
To apply, fill out a LaCHIP application. |
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There are no enrollment fees, no premiums, no co-payments and no deductibles. |
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| Can anyone other than the parents apply for LaCHIP for children in their care? | Back to Top |
Yes, Louisiana adults, such as grandparents, can apply for LaCHIP for children in their care. |
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| Is there a waiting period for families who terminate health insurance? | Back to Top |
No, there is no waiting period for LaCHIP for families who terminate health insurance. There is a waiting period (12 months) for the LaCHIP Affordable Plan for families who terminate health insurance voluntarily. |
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The income of the natural or adoptive parent(s) living in the home, and siblings & half-siblings under 18 (IF they are included in family size and it benefits the child being determined eligible for coverage) is counted. We DO NOT count the income of step-parents, grandparents, and caregivers. |
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$90 of gross earned income for EACH employed person, child care costs up to $200 monthly for EACH child under age 2, child care costs up to $175 monthly for EACH child over age 2, disregard of educational grants and loans, disregard of child support paid outside your home, and up to $50 for child support received. |
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No, there is no interview required. |
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LaCHIP applications can be obtained by calling the LaCHIP Hotline [1-877-2LaCHIP (252-2447)] or at any of the 400+ Medicaid application centers throughout the state. Applications are also available at WIC offices, school-based health clinics, community health centers, community action agencies and other locations throughout the state. You can also download an application from this website by clicking here. |
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