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What health plans are available to children living in low-income families in Mississippi?
Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) are two available child health care plans available in Mississippi for low-income families.
What is Medicaid?
Medicaid is the larger program providing medical and health-related services to Mississippi’s low-income children. Medicaid can provide free annual physicals, doctor visits, hospitalization, dental care, hearing and vision care and prescription drugs.
What is CHIP?
CHIP offers a new opportunity for low-income families with children who are at higher income levels than those who are eligible for Medicaid. Families earning too much to qualify for Medicaid and too little to afford private health insurance may be eligible for low-cost health insurance for their children.
Who is eligible for Medicaid?
Pregnant women and infants (up to one year of age) with incomes below
185% FPL are eligible to receive Medicaid if the gross monthly income does not exceed the income levels in the following chart.
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Family Size
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Monthly Income
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$1,385
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$1,869
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$2,353
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$2,837
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$3,321
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$3,805
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$4,289
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$4,773
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Families with children under age six with incomes below 133% FPL are eligible to receive Medicaid if the gross monthly income does not exceed the income levels in the following chart.
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Family Size
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Monthly Income
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$996 |
$1,344
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$1,692
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$2,040
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$2,388
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$2,736
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$3,084
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$3,432
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All children up to age nineteen in families with incomes below 100% FPL are eligible to receive Medicaid and CHIP Phase I if the gross monthly income does not exceed the income levels in the following chart.
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Family Size
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Monthly Income
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$749 |
$1,010
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$1,272
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$1,534
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$1,795
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$2,057
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$2,319
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$2,580
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Who is eligible for CHIP?
Families with children 18 years of age and younger who have incomes
that are at higher levels than the Medicaid eligible families, may
be eligible for CHIP up to 200% FPL, if the gross monthly income
does not exceed the income levels in the following chart.
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Family Size
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Monthly Income
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$1,497
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$2,020
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$2,544
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$3,067
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$3,590
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$4,114
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$4,637
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$5,160
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