Health Insurance Resources
Children’s Medical Services Managed Care Plan
Provides children with special health care needs a family-centered, comprehensive, and coordinated system of care. The CMS Plan is designed to serve children under age 21 whose serious or chronic physical or developmental conditions require extensive preventive and ongoing care
Phone: 850-245-4200
Website: http://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/childrens-health/cms-plan/
Florida Discount Drug Card Program
The Florida Discount Drug Card is available to all Florida residents without restriction and is accepted at over 60,000 pharmacies nationwide.
Phone: 1-866-341-8894 or TTY Users dial 711
Website: http://www.floridadiscountdrugcard.com/
Florida Kidcare
To qualify for premium assistance, a child must:
- Be under age 19
- Be uninsured
- Meet income eligibility requirements
- Be a U.S. citizen or qualified non-citizen
- Not be eligible for Medicaid
- Not be in a public institution
Phone: 1-888-540-5437, TTY 1-800-955-8771
Website: http://www.floridakidcare.org/
Medicaid
Parents and caretakers may apply for Medicaid on behalf of children under age 21 living in their home, if the family income is under the limit for the age of the child. There is no requirement for a child to reside with an adult caretaker to qualify for Medicaid
Phone: 800-762-2237
Website: http://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/access-florida-food-medical-assistance-cash/medicaid