Free or Low cost Health Insurance for Whidbey Island Kids!
Do You Know a Child Who Needs Health Insurance? We Can Help.
Every child deserves to be healthy. Health insurance helps kids stay healthy. Over 100,000 children and teenagers in Washington State don’t have health insurance. Now, many families can get free or low-cost health insurance for their kids. Stop worrying about health care expenses. Call 678-7656 or 321-7656 ext. 4005 for an appointment to meet with a Whidbey General Hospital Financial Counselor who can help you fill out the easy application form to find out if your kids qualify!
Thousand of Kids Under 19 are Eligible:
Infants through teenagers can receive free or low-cost health insurance. Many families on Whidbey qualify and don’t know it. The programs are flexible and cover kids in many types of households.
- Kids with single parents
- Kids with two parents
- Kids with working parents
- Young adults (under 19)
- Kids living with grandparents
- Non-citizen kids other family or friends
What Kinds of Services are Covered?
The health insurance programs cover a full range of services that all children need to stay healthy. Don’t wait until someone in your family is sick or has an accident. Apply today and your kids could have health insurance soon! Once your child is eligible, you will get more information on how to get care. A few of the services that are covered include:
- Doctor and nurse visits
- Hospital and emergency care
- Dental care
- Prescriptions
- Check-ups and immunizations
- Eyeglasses and hearing aids
- Physical and speech therapy
- Family planning
- Transportation for office visits
- Counseling and more
How Do I Find Out if My Kids Qualify?
The best thing to do is to call Whidbey General Hospital for some prescreening questions. If it looks like you might qualify, we will make an appointment for you see one of our Financial Counselors who can help you fill out the application. Call 678-7656 or 321-7656 ext. 4005. The process is easy and many working families qualify. Income, family size (be sure to include a pregnancy as a family member) and some monthly expenses are reviewed for eligibility. Once you apply, it takes six weeks or less to find out if your kids are eligible, so don’t wait another second. Make a call to find out if your kids are eligible, you’ve got nothing to lose!