Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
CHIP is short for the Children's Health Insurance Program - Pennsylvania's program to provide health insurance to uninsured children and teens, up to age 19, who are not eligible for or enrolled in Medical Assistance. CHIP is there for your kids with quality, comprehensive health insurance coverage for routine doctor visits, prescriptions, dental, eye care, prescriptions and much more.
CHIP Coverage Includes:
Related Services
Physical Address
Hours
Monday through Friday: 8:30am to 5:00pm
Voice
Application process
Apply online with the COMPASS website, apply by phone
Fee
Free or low cost; Most families receive CHIP coverage absolutely free. Others can get the same benefits at a low cost. Please, see the website for full explanation.
Eligibility
Click here for eligibility.
Service area
Adams, PA Allegheny, PA Armstrong, PA Beaver, PA Bedford, PA Berks, PA Blair, PA Bradford, PA Bucks, PA Butler, PA Cambria, PA Cameron, PA Carbon, PA Centre, PA Chester, PA Clarion, PA Clearfield, PA Clinton, PA Columbia, PA Crawford, PA Cumberland, PA Dauphin, PA Delaware, PA Elk, PA Erie, PA Fayette, PA Forest, PA Franklin, PA Fulton, PA Greene, PA Huntingdon, PA Indiana, PA Jefferson, PA Juniata, PA Lackawanna, PA Lancaster, PA Lawrence, PA Lebanon, PA Lehigh, PA Luzerne, PA Lycoming, PA McKean, PA Mercer, PA Mifflin, PA Monroe, PA Montgomery, PA Montour, PA Northampton, PA Northumberland, PA Perry, PA Philadelphia, PA Pike, PA Potter, PA Schuylkill, PA Snyder, PA Somerset, PA Sullivan, PA Susquehanna, PA Tioga, PA Union, PA Venango, PA Warren, PA Washington, PA Wayne, PA Westmoreland, PA Wyoming, PA York, PA
Agency info
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Provides public welfare programs and services. These services include eligibility and benefits determination, foster care, juvenile justice, early childhood development, services for persons with developmental disabilities, autism services, long term living programs, management of state psychiatric hospitals, and management of the Medical Assistance physical and behavioral health care programs.