The Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program is a state-designed program that provides health coverage to low-income children under the age of 19 who are not eligible for Medicaid and who have limited or no health coverage.

• A child whose family has a household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline may be eligible for LaCHIP.  For a family of 3, this works out to an annual income of $35,200, or a monthly income of $2,933.
• LaCHIP has a new program called the Affordable Plan, that is open to children whose family has a household income of up to 250%.  The Affordable Plan provides low cost benefits to eligible children. The plan requires families to pay $50 per month (regardless of the number of children) and co-payments or co-insurance for some services, such as emergency care and prescription drugs.
• Some of the benefits include physician services, hospitalization, preventive and emergency care, immunizations, prescription drugs, physical and speech therapy, and dental and vision care.
• LaCHIP is offered to eligible children at no cost.  There are no enrollment fees, no premiums, no co-payments, and no deductibles.
• For more information about LaCHIP, call (877) 252-2447 or visit them on the web at http://www.dhh.state.la.us/offices/?ID=119.