Colorado Health Insurance

Medicaid Eligibility

Colorado Medicaid is public health insurance for families, children, pregnant women, persons who are blind or persons with disabilities and the elderly for Colorado residents.

Family Medicaid and CHP+ are public health insurance programs for families, children and pregnant women. When you apply, you are applying for both Family Medicaid and CHP+. The program you qualify for depends upon family size, income and the age of the applicant.

Applicants

If you are pregnant, looking for medical assistance for your family or applying on behalf of a child, please print and complete the application for Colorado Public Health Insurance for Families.

What is Colorado Family Medicaid?

Family Medicaid is a public health insurance program for Colorado children age 18 and

under, pregnant women and parents with dependent children. The program is funded jointly

by a federal-state partnership and is administered by the Department of Health Care Policy

and Financing.

Who is eligible?

• · Financially qualified children age 18 and under, pregnant women and parents with

dependent children

• · Parents and children ages 6-18 whose family income is at or below 100% of the Federal

Poverty Level

• · Children under the age of 6 and pregnant women whose family income is at or below

133% of the Federal Poverty Level

• · For a chart showing income levels visit colorado.gov/hcpf.

What does Family Medicaid cost?

• · Children and pregnant women do not have to pay any co-pays. Other adults may have a

small co-pay.

What documentation is needed?

• · U.S. citizens need to provide U.S. citizenship and identity information
• · Non-citizens need to provide USCIS (INS) documentation for full benefits
• · Non-citizens seeking Emergency Medical Services only do not need to provide

documentation

How does a family apply?

• · An application must be completed and sent to the local county social services department
• · Applications are available in English and Spanish
• · Applications can be downloaded from www.colorado.gov/hcpf or www.CHPplus.org
• · If a family has questions about the application, they can call 303-866-3513 in the Denver

metro area or in the Denver metro area or toll free 1-800-221-3943 outside of the Denver Department of Health Care Policy and Financing · 1570 Grant Street · Denver, CO 80203-1818 · (303) 866-2993 Phone · (303) 866-4411 Fax   CONTACT: Medicaid.Eligibility@hcpf.state.co.us