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MiSTITCH* - Obtain Health Insurance for Your Child

Health Insurance for children in Michigan is available from:

Insurance Companies - Families pay for the coverage.
Contact information for some of Michigan's private health insurance companies that offer coverage for children. These companies offer a wide variety of coverage at different costs.
Public health insurance for low income families at little cost or no cost.
The MIChild Program and Healthy Kids Program cover children for:

Urgent Health Care
Emergency Health Care
Check Ups
X-Ray Tests
Well-Child Visits
Immunizations
Prescription Drugs
Hospital Care

You can apply for MIChild and Healthy Kids online or call toll free 1-888-988-6300.

IF YOU NEED HELP:

You can contact one of the following agencies and they will help determine if your family is
eligible for MIChild or Healthy Kids. If you are eligible, they will help you complete the application:

Michigan Primary Care Association - 1-800-752-7268
Local Department of Human Services Offices

Once your application is approved, you will be referred to a MIChild/Healthy Kids insurance provider.

CLICK BELOW FOR:

        Federal Health Care
               Web Site

          Michigan Health Care
              Providers Listing
           Printable Document

          Additional Health
           Care Resources
          and Agency Links

        Income Guidelines
              for MIChild
          and Healthy Kids

Michigan Prescription Drug
Discount Card (MiRx)

*MiSTITCH (Michigan Strategies to Increase the Children's Health Care) is a federal grant to develop a collaborative plan to increase the number of children receiving health care coverage and medical support in child support cases. The Mi-STITCH workgroup developed a Strategic Plan.

The federal grant ran from October 1, 2009 to December, 31, 2010.