Medicaid

What is Colorado Family Medicaid?

Family Medicaid is a public health insurance program for Colorado children age 0-18 and for parents with dependent children. The program is funded jointly by a federal-state partnership and is administered by the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

Who is eligible?

• Financially qualified children age 18 and under, pregnant women and parents with dependent children
• Parents and children ages 6-18 whose family income is at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level
• Children under the age of 6 and pregnant women whose family income is at or below 133% of the Federal Poverty Level
  

Family Medicaid monthly maximum income guidelines

For a chart showing income levels visit www.colorado.gov/hcpf

What does Family Medicaid cost?

Children and pregnant women do not have to pay any co-pays. Other adults may have a small co-pay.

What documentation is needed?

• U.S. citizens need to provide U.S. citizenship and identity information
• Non-citizens need to provide USCIS (INS) documentation for full benefit
• Non-citizens seeking Emergency Medical Services only do not need to provide documentation
  

How does a family apply?

• An application must be completed and sent to the local county social services department
  
• Applications are available in English and Spanish
• Applications can be downloaded from
  www.colorado.gov/hcpf or www.CHPplus.org

If a family has questions about the application, they can call 303-866-3513 in the Denver metro area or in the Denver metro area or toll free 1-800-221-3943 outside of the Denver metro area. Spanish speaking customer service representatives are available.

Special services
Children under the age of 21 are eligible for special benefits through the EPSDT (Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment) program. Children are automatically referred to EPSDT after enrollment in Medicaid.