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Adults who were in the Texas foster care program as children might be able to keep their Medicaid coverage through the Medicaid for Transitioning Foster Care Youth program or the Medicaid for Former Foster Care Youth program.

TANF provides cash payments to help families pay for food, clothing, housing and other essentials.

CHIP covers children in families that earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford to buy private insurance.

Most Medicaid services and all Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) services are delivered through health plans. If you have Medicaid or CHIP, your health plan makes sure you get the health care services you need.

After you're approved for Medicaid or CHIP, you must pick a health plan. You will have at least two plans to choose from. Your health plan choices depend on where you live (PDF) and the program you're enrolled in.

If you're looking for long-term care services and want to know what your options are, , call 2-1-1, , our hotline service for helping you find the services you need. If you have an intellectual or developmental disability or multiple disabilities, a local intellectual and developmental disability authority can help you find the services you need.

Pregnant women might be able to get free health coverage during their pregnancy through Medicaid for Pregnant Women or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinatal program. Medicaid provides health coverage to low-income pregnant women during pregnancy and up to 12 months after the postpartum.

Medicaid is a healthcare program for low-income people. If you care for a child already getting Medicaid, you might be able to get Medicaid for yourself.

Children's Medicaid is a health care program for children in low-income families. CHIP is a health care program for children whose families earn too much to get Medicaid but cannot afford health insurance.

Medicaid and CHIP offer a variety of programs to provide health care for low-income children and families. Find the right program for your needs.

Texas sponsors two programs to help families pay for insurance: the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) program.

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program can provide health care for low-income children and families and long-term services and supports for people with disabilities and seniors.

CHIP perinatal coverage provides care to unborn children of pregnant women who are not eligible for Medicaid and who have a household income up to 202% of the federal poverty income level (FPIL). 

CHIP comparison charts outline the value-added services offered in each service area so that you can pick the health plan that will best meet your child’s needs.

STAR Kids is a Texas Medicaid managed care program that provides Medicaid benefits to children and adults 20 and younger who have disabilities.