Additional Programs
Child Health Check-Up
The Child Health Check-Up program is a preventive and
comprehensive service for eligible children birth through 20 years of
age and for children in the MediKids program.
The Child Health Check-Up program provides for regular health
check-ups that include a health and developmental history
(including assessment of behavioral health); a comprehensive
physical exam; nutritional and developmental assessment; vision,
hearing and dental screenings; lab tests (including testing for lead
poisoning); immunizations (shots); health
education; diagnosis; treatment; referral
and follow-up.
For more information on the Child Health Check-Up program, contact your MediPass provider, Medicaid health plan, County Health
Department, or your local Medicaid
office.
MediKids
MediKids is a Florida
KidCare Program. Administered by the Agency for Health Care
Administration, the program offers low-cost health insurance coverage
for children ages 1 through 4. See the MediKids
Parent Information brochure for additional facts about the
program.
- MediKids enrollees receive most Medicaid benefits.
- MediKids enrollees receive services from Medicaid
providers.
- MediKids is not an entitlement program.
- Families pay a $15 or $20 monthly premium per household,
depending on income.
- MediKids offers a full pay premium of $159 per month for
each child, for families with incomes greater than the program
guidelines.
Medically Needy
The Medically Needy Program is for people with extremely high
medical bills but whose income is too high to qualify for traditional
Medicaid. The program mostly covers people who have experienced a very
serious illness and either have no health insurance or have exhausted
their benefits. To find out if person is eligible, contact the
Department of Children and Families’ toll-free number (866)
762-2237, or to view their website click www.dcf.state.fl.us.