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Nebraska Medicaid Program
Kids Connection
Kids Connection Application
What is Kids Connection?
Kids Connection is health care coverage for qualified children
developed by the State of Nebraska. It includes both the Children's Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Nebraska Medical Assistance Program (also know as
Medicaid).
What does Kids Connection cover?
Kids Connection provides well care for your chid in helping to prevent
diseases, finding and treating problems early, and maintaining good health and
development.
Regular check-ups include:
- baby checkups and immunizations
- immunizations for school-age children
- yearly checkups for school-age children, including school and sports physicals
- dental check-ups and dental sealants
- vision and hearing testing
Kids Connection also provides medical care for injuries and illnesses as early
as possible. This is essential in treating or correcting health problems.
Treatment includes:
- specialty services for children with disabilities or chronic health conditions
- mental health and substance abuse assessment and treatment services
- counseling
How can Kids Connection be my child's health coverage?
Your child's eligibility to have health coverage through Kids connection is
based primarily on your family's income.
Children may be eligible:
- if they are under age 19
- if they live in Nebraska
- even if both parent live at home
- even if one or both parents work full-time
- even if their family already has some type of health insurance*
*When you apply for Kids Connection, your children will be evaluated for enrollment
based on your income. Some programs under Kids Connection are not available to
children who have health insurance.
Do your children qualify for Kids Connection?
- First, take your gross income (before deductions are taken out), subtract $100 per month
for each employed adult and then subtract actual day care costs.
- Add in your unearned income such as child support, alimony, unemployment compensation,
Workers' compensation, Social Security benefits, etc.
- Then, compare this number, along with your family size, with the adjusted income figures
in this chart. If your adjusted income falls at or below the appropriate amount on
this chart, your children may be eligible.
If your adjusted income falls at or below the appropriate amount on the chart, your
children may be eligible for Kids Connection.
Please note: these numbers are approximates. If your family income is slightly more
than the amounts shown on the chart, your children may still qualify. The best way to find
out if your children are eligible for Kids Connection is to
apply in person. If you have questions, call toll-free at 1-877-NEB-KIDS (1-877-632-5437).
Number of family members
(include parents & children) |
Adjusted Monthly Income |
Adjusted Annual Income |
| 1 |
$1,604 |
$19,248 |
| 2 |
$2,159 |
$25,908 |
| 3 |
$2,714 |
$32,568 |
| 4 |
$3,269 |
$39,228 |
| 5 |
$3,824 |
$45,888 |
| 6 |
$4,379 |
$52,548 |
| For families with more than six members, please
call 1-877-632-5437 for income guidelines. |
These limits are effective beginning January 2008 and increase
annually thereafter.
Download a  Kids Connection Application
Solicitud de Kids Connection.
Files in
PDF format can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader
Nebraska Children's Health Insurance Program
P.O. Box 94926 -- Lincoln, NE 68509-4926 -- 1-877-NEB-KIDS (1-877-632-5437)
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Kids Connection Page
Medicaid Page
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