This program provides health coverage for employed persons with disabilities by permitting employed persons with disabilities to purchase Medicaid coverage by paying a monthly premium.

All Kids is Illinois’ program for children who need comprehensive, affordable health insurance, regardless of family income, immigration status or health condition. All Kids covers doctor visits, hospital stays, prescription drugs, vision care, dental care and eyeglasses, regular check-ups and immunizations (shots). All Kids also covers special services like medical equipment, speech therapy and physical therapy for children who need them. All states offer children health coverage similar to All Kids.  If you want more information about programs available outside of Illinois you can click HERE

FamilyCare offers healthcare coverage to parents living with their children 18 years old or younger. FamilyCare also covers relatives who are caring for children in place of their parents.

Medicare is the Federally sponsored Health Insurance Program for people 65 years of age and older, some people under 65 years of age who receive Social Security Disability benefits, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant). There are 3 basic plans through Medicare: Part A which provides hospital insurance, and Part B which provides general medical insurance (office visits, labs, limited medication, etc), Part C is a managed care type of plan and blends Parts A, B and sometimes D into one plan, and Part D which provides prescription coverage.

Medicaid is a state operated healthcare program for persons who are aged (65 and older), blind or disabled. It provides medical coverage for doctor visits, prescription drugs, hospital care, emergency room coverage, long term care, durable medical equipment and a variety of other healthcare services.

The Comprehensive Health Insurance Program provides health care coverage for people with conditions that render them uninsurable in the private market and for whom no other health insurance option is available. The Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) is a program established and maintained by the State of Illinois to provide health insurance coverage for residents of Illinois who, due to the existence or history of a medical condition, are unable to acquire coverage through private insurance, an HMO or an employer sponsored group health plan. CHIP is not an insurance company. It is subject to its own enabling Act, and is neither an entitlement nor a welfare program. Based on the amount of state money that is available to subsidize this insurance program, the Board of Directors of CHIP is required to close or limit enrollment in the Traditional CHIP pool in order to ensure there are sufficient resources to meet obligations to existing participants.