Health Care Assistance - FAQs:

Families who earn too much to qualify for low-income Medicaid insurance may be able to qualify for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administer funds to States who are responsible for the program at the local level.

Families that do not currently have health insurance are likely to be eligible, even if not working. The states have different eligibility rules, but in most states, uninsured children under the age of 19, whose families earn up to $36,200 a year (for a family of four) are eligible. For little or no cost, this insurance pays for:

1. doctor visits
2. immunizations
3. hospitalizations
4. emergency room visits

For contact information for your state or to read specific information regarding eligibility in your state please access the Insure Kids Now site.

Find Free or Reduced Prenatal Care:

• Call 1-800-311-BABY (1-800-311-2229) - This toll-free telephone number will connect you to the Health Department in your area code.
• For information in Spanish, call 1-800-504-7081
• Call or contact your local Health Department.

Resources for Healthy Pregnancy:

• Prenatal services (HRSA)
  Learn about the five ways to have a healthy pregnancy and finding local prenatal services.
   
• Healthy Pregnancy (womenshealth.gov)
  Information on regular doctor visits, check-ups, prenatal tests and procedures, fact sheets, and resources.
   
• Depression During and After Pregnancy: A Resource for Women, Their Families, and Friends (HRSA)
  Learn the signs of perinatal depression, what to do, and where to find help
   
• Newborn Screening (CDC)
  Information about infant screening programs
   
• Healthy Start (HRSA)
  Learn about this local outreach program mandated to reduce infant mortality in 38 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
   
• Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (HRSA)
  Through the Home Visiting Program, nurses, social workers, or other professionals meet with at-risk families in their homes, evaluate the families’ circumstances, and connect families to the kinds of help that can make a real difference in a child’s health, development, and ability to learn - such as health care, developmental services for children, early education, parenting skills, child abuse prevention, and nutrition education or assistance.
   
• State Directors of Maternal & Child Health and Children (HRSA)
  Contacts for state and US territory programs of Maternal and ChildHealth.

Northwest Community Action Program
P.O. Box 6021, 2240 Coffeen Ave. Suite A
Sheridan, WY  82801
(307) 751-4460

Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) Centers are located in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

Arizona
Molly Deleon
Manager RESEP and Outreach Programs
Mountain Park Health Centers
2702 N. 3rd Street, Suite 4020
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Telephone: 602-323-3271
Facsimile: 602-323-3496
E-mail: mdeleon@mphc-az.com

Colorado
Teresa A. Coons, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
Saccomanno Research Institute
2530 N. 8th Street, Suite 100
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
Telephone: 970-255-1898
Facsimile: 970-244-6115
E-mail: tcoons@stmarygj.com

Nevada
Thomas J. Hunt, M.D.
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Nevada School of Medicine
2410 Fire Mesa Street, Suite 180
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
Telephone: 702-992-6887
Facsimile: 702-992-6880
Nevada RESEP website: www.unr.edu/med/community/resep/

Stephanie Page
Nevada RESEP Project
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Nevada School of Medicine
2410 Fire Mesa Street, Suite 180
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
Telephone: 702-992-6887
Facsimile: 702-992-6880
E-mail: spage@unr.edu

New Mexico
Douglas Zang M.D., J.D.
Medical Director
Navajo Area RESEP
Northern Navajo Medical Center
PO Box 160
Shiprock, NM 87420
Telephone: 505-368-6700
Facsimile: 505-368-7011
E-mail: douglas.zang@ihs.gov

Karen Mulloy, D.O., MSCH
Co-Director
Program in Occupational and Environmental Health
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
MSC 10 5550
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Telephone: 505-272-4027
Facsimile: 505-272-5958
E-mail: kmulloy@salud.unm.edu

Elizabeth Kocher
Program Manager
New Mexico RESEP
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
2325 Camino de Salud NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Telephone: 505-272-5880
Facsimile: 505-272-5958
E-mail: ekocher@salud.unm.edu

Utah
Rebecca Barlow, Program Director
Dixie Regional Medical Center
544 South 400 East
St. George, Utah 84770
Telephone: 435-688-5990
Facsimile: 435-688-5999
E-mail: dxbbarlo@IHC.com

Carolyn Rasmussen, Case Manager
Dixie Regional Medical Center
544 South 400 East
St. George, Utah 84770
Telephone: 435-688-5990
Facsimile: 435-688-5999
E-mail: dxcrasmu@IHC.com

Donna Singer, CEO, Project Director
Program Director
Utah Navajo Health System, Inc.
P.O. Box 130
Montezuma Creek, Utah 54534
Telephone: 435-651-3291
Facsimile: 435-651-3642
E-mail: dsinger@starband.net

Luci Begay, RESEP Coordinator
Utah Navajo Health Systems
PO Box 130
Montezuma Creek, Utah 84534
Telephone: 435-651-3291
Facsimile: 435-651-3642
E-mail: lvl_begay@yahoo.com

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) expands health coverage to uninsured children whose families earn too much for Medicaid but too little to afford private coverage. For more information, visit www.insurekidsnow.gov or call toll free 1-877-KIDS-NOW (1-877-543-7669). This Web site and toll free number also provides information on Medicaid.

Community health centers provide health care regardless of your ability to pay and even if you have no health insurance. Find the community health center closest to you. Phone the community health center for more information or to make an appointment.