What is Kids Connection?

Kids Connection is health care coverage for qualified children developed by the State of Nebraska.  It includes both the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Nebraska Medical Assistance Program (also known as Medicaid).

What does Kids Connection cover?

Kids Connection provides well care for your child in helping to prevent diseases, finding and treating problems early, and manintaining good health and development.

Regular check-ups include:

       Baby check-ups and baby immunizations
       Immunizations for school-age children
       Yearly check-ups for school age children, including school/sports physicals
       Dental check-ups and dental sealants
       Vision and hearing testing

Kids Connection also provides medical care for injuries and illness as early as possible.
Treatment includes:

        Doctor visits                Medications                Hospital care
        Lab test/x-rays            Dental treatment         Eyeglasses
        Specialty services for children with disabilities or chronic health conditions
        Mental health and substance abuse assessment and treatment services
       Counseling

How can Kids Connection be my child's health coverage?
Your child's eligibility to have health coverage through Kids Connection is based primarily on your family's income.

     If they are under 19
     If they live in Nebraska
    even if both parents live at home
    even if one or both parents work full-time
   even if the family already has some type of health insurance.*

      * When you apply for Kids Connection, your child will be evaluated for enrollment based on your income, householdsize and insurance.  Some programs under Kids Connection are not available to children who have health insurance.

Do your childrens qualify for Kids Connection?
To determine if your children may qualify:

1. First, take your gross income ( before deductions are taken out), subtract $100 per month for each employed adult and then subtract actual day care cost.
2. Add in your unearned income such as child support, alimony, unemployment compensation, Worker's Compensation, Social Security benefits, etc.
3. Then, compare this number, along with your family size, with the adjusted income figures in this chart.  If your adjusted income falls at or below the appropriate amount on this chart, your children may be eligible.

  For families with more than six members, please call 1-877-632-5437 for guidelines.  These limits are effective beginning January 2009 and increase annually thereafter

You may print Kids Connection application for the Kids Connection web page.

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