For more information or to apply for Children's Medicaid or CHIP, visit the Texas Health and Human Services website or call 877-KIDS-NOW (543-7669). You can use the same application for both programs.

Texas Children’s Health Plan was founded in 1996 by Texas Children’s Hospital. We are the nation's first health maintenance organization (HMO) created just for children. We cover kids, teens, pregnant women, and adults. If you are able to get Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance ...

To qualify for CHIP or Children's Medicaid, a child must be age 18 or younger, a Texas resident and a U.S citizen or legal permanent resident. The citizenship or immigration status of the parents does not affect the children's eligibility and ...

The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) covers children in families that earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid but can’t afford to buy private insurance.

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) offers low-cost health coverage for children from birth through age 18. CHIP is designed for families who earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford to buy private health coverage.

Children in Texas might be able to get low-cost or free health coverage through Children's Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Children's Medicaid is a health care program for children in low-income families.

March 15, 2024 - We're experts in care for kids and pregnant moms. Welcome! Through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and State of Texas Access Reform (STAR) Medicaid programs, Dell Children’s Health Plan offers quality healthcare and extra benefits for families just like yours, with local doctors and clinics close to home.

You must qualify for the STAR Kids Program before they can join the plan. Learn how to enroll. The BCBSTX STAR Kids Plan provides services in both the Travis and Central Texas Service Areas. If you do not see your county listed, visit the HHSC website to choose a STAR Kids plan with services ...

TDI has a guide to help people learn about health insurance and to help them find the coverage they need. The guide lists three ways that a parent or guardian can find health coverage for a child.

August 16, 2025 - Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a health care program for children whose families earn too much to get Medicaid but cannot afford health insurance. To qualify for Children’s Medicaid or CHIP, children must be: Age 18 or younger ...

May 16, 2024 - We are exclusively focused on caring for children and women on Medicaid and CHIP in Texas for more than 25 years. We have the largest Medicaid and CHIP membership in our service areas.

The next question usually revolves around doctors the kids use. We have a full range of carriers and networks to choose from for child-only. BCBS of Texas, United, Ambetter, Aetna, Cigna, and more. See Texas carrier comparison. Then there are the networks which generally reflect HMO or EPO on the individual/family market in Texas. Big guide on how to compare the Texas health exchange networks but we make this even easier!

Texas CHIP Coalition is a statewide coalition working for strong children's Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs in Texas.

February 23, 2024 - Texas has the worst rate of uninsured children (11.2 percent of Texas kids uninsured in 2018) in the country–more than twice the national rate of 5.5%! After a decade of improving health coverage Texas kids have had two years. Additionally, there has been a steady decline of children enrolled in the Texas Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) since 2017.

STAR Kids is health insurance for children with disabilities, special needs or chronic conditions, who are age 20 or younger. Superior works with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to provide these services.

Dell Children’s Health Plan provides low-cost healthcare coverage for Central Texas families through the CHIP and STAR health insurance plans.

The CHIP, CHIP Perinatal, STAR, and STAR Kids programs allow you to choose doctors, clinics, hospitals and specialty services. Find the plan that’s right for your family. The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) offers low-cost healthcare ...

October 2, 2025 - Explore the latest child health care trends in Texas #KidsHealthReport

The Texas Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides Medicaid benefits to low-income children under 18. Learn more about CHIP at Wellpoint.

March 2, 2020 - Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have provided health coverage for low-income families in the U.S. for more than 50 years.