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Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (hawk-i)

 
Program
web site		 http://www.idph.state.ia.us/coveringkids/coverage_
hawki.asp
Sponsor Iowa Department of Public Health
Deadlines Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Purpose hawk-i, also known as Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa, is part of the State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and is Iowa’s effort to make affordable health insurance coverage available to children in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but too low to afford private family coverage. If a family’s income meets certain guidelines, and the family does not qualify for Medicaid, the uninsured children may be eligible for coverage under plans sponsored by Iowa Health Solutions, Wellmark, or John Deere Health Care. Approximately 39,000 of Iowa’s children are potentially eligible for hawk-i coverage. Some families pay nothing while others pay $10 to $20 per month for their children’s insurance. There is no cost for Native American children when proof of Indian blood or tribal affiliation is provided.

20% of earned income is not counted when comparing family income to the limit in the guideline below. The 20% deduction does not apply to unearned income such as child support, social security, or unemployment.
Eligibility If a family's income meets certain guidelines, and the family does not qualify for Medicaid, the uninsured children may be eligible for coverage under plans sponsored by Iowa Health Solutions, Wellmark, or John Deere Health Care. To qualify for hawk-i a child must...

  • Live in Iowa
  • Have no other health insurance
  • Be a citizen of the United States or a qualified alien
  • Be in a family that meets the hawk-i income limits
  • Cannot be a dependent of a State of Iowa employee
  • Not qualify for Medicaid
  • Be under 19 years of age
Geographic
coverage		 Iowa
Amount of
funding		 See http://www.hawk-i.org/en_US/costs.html for further information and for monetary award chart.
Application
process		 See Program website for application.
 

For more information contact:
Phone: 1-800-257-8563.

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