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>> Locate State Benefits >> District of Columbia

WHAT IS IT: BENEFITS REPORT

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Details appear below for each of the benefit programs you selected to be included in this Benefits Report. Based on the information you provided, it appears that you may be eligible to participate in or receive benefits from these programs (GovBenefits.gov cannot guarantee your eligibility).

IMPORTANT: This information will be lost once you leave the GovBenefits.gov website.

You may wish to print this report for future reference. Created on Oct. 16, 2004

Program name Am I eligible?
District of Columbia Healthy Families Insurance (SCHIP) Am I eligible?

Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the District of Columbia, under 19 years of age, not covered by health insurance (including Medicaid), a U.S. national, citizen, legal alien, or permanent resident, and you must have an annual household income before taxes of less than $17,961 if one person lives in the household; $24,241 if two people live in the household; $30,521 if three people live in the household; $36,801 if four people live in the household; $43,081 if five people live in the household; $49,361 if six people live in the household; $55,641 if seven people live in the household; $61,921 if eight people live in the household; $68,201 if nine people live in the household; $74,481 if 10 people live in the household; $80,761 if 11 people live in the household; $87,041 if 12 people live in the household; and $93,321 if more than 12 people live in the household.

Description
DC Healthy Families covers children, adolescents under age 19 who live alone, pregnant women, and parents/guardians. DC Healthy Families is funded by the District of Columbia and Federal Government and is administered by the Department of Health, Medical Assistance Administration, Department of Human Services, Income Maintenance Administration and the Office of Maternal and Child Health.

Managing organization
District of Columbia http://www.dc.gov

Program contact information & web resources
You can fill out the Application Form for DC Healthy Families directly on our web site, and then print it out.

For more information about DC Healthy Families, please visit:
http://dchealth.dc.gov/services/healthy_families/engappspanish.shtm

Applications are also available at a number of sites around the city. The display boxes are regularly refilled to ensure that a sufficient number of applications are available. To date, over 300,000 applications have been distributed around the city.

Or Call the Health Line at:
888-557-1116

To fill out the English version of the application form, click here:
http://dchealth.dc.gov/services/healthy_families/engapp.shtm

If you would like more information about the DC Healthy Families program, please visit our web site at:
http://dchealth.dc.gov/services/healthy_families/index.shtm

The Health Line staff can answer questions about the DC Healthy Families program and assist with completing DC Healthy Families applications. The health line has bilingual (English/Spanish) staff and a TDD/TTY telephone line for the hearing-impaired.

 
 
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