Give Your Child a Healthy Start
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- Created: Sunday, 11 July 2010 19:00
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Give Your Child a Healthy Start
Cuyahoga County is offering children ages zero to 19 a program that provides free health insurance for low to moderate income families. Eligibility is determined by the number of people living in one household and its total income. Children with mental and/or physical disabilities are eligible for the service. Healthy Start can be used by those who are insured, uninsured or under-insured. If you have medical bills, Healthy Start will pay for them for three months after you were initially billed. Health care under this program is provided at some of the area's top hospitals and doctor office's. Those who qualify will be able to receive a number of heath care services including:
- Regular checkups
- Immunizations
- Dental care
- Eye care
- Prescriptions
- Hospitalization
- Emergency care
- Prenatal and/or postnatal services
If you don't live in Cuyahoga County, don't worry! Healthy Start is part of the State Insurance Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). You can call your local county Human Services agency and ask about the free health insurance program.