Becoming a DC Chartered Health
Plan, Inc. Member
DC Chartered Health Plan, Inc. offers FREE Health
care programs and services for eligible DC residents.
To become a Chartered Health Plan member, you must apply and
be approved for the DC Healthy Families Program.
DC Healthy Families is a free health insurance program funded
by the District of Columbia and the Federal Governments exclusively
for DC residents that are children, adolescents under age
19 who live alone, pregnant women, and their parents or guardians.
To be eligible for DC Healthy Families, you must meet the
Income Guidelines below:
Income
Guidelines* |
Family
of one (1) |
$20,420** |
Family
of two (2) |
$27,380 |
Family
of three (3) |
$34,340 |
Family
of four (4) |
$41,300 |
Family
of five (5) |
$48,260 |
Family
of six (6) |
$55,220 |
Family
of seven (7) |
$62,180 |
Family
of eight (8) |
$69,140 |
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*These are 2007 income levels and the numbers change every year.
** Youth under the age of 19 and living alone.
Click application to download a copy of the requirements to apply for the DC Healthy
Families Program.
For more information on how to apply, please call the DC Healthy
Families Program office at 1-888-557-1116, or call Chartered
Health Plan’s Member Services Department on (202) 408-4720
or toll free 1-800-408-7511.
DC residents
that are uninsured and do not qualify for the DC Healthy Families
Program, may become a member of Chartered Health Plan’s DC HealthCare Alliance Program.
The DC HealthCare Alliance Program
is a health care program funded by the District of Columbia,
which provides access to free healthcare services for qualified
uninsured DC residents.
The DC HealthCare Alliance Program provides
FREE health care to individuals who meet all the following
requirements:
1. Live in the District of Columbia;
2. Meet the income guidelines, income (before taxes) must
be at or below a required amount that is based on the number
of people in your immediate family.
For more information about how to apply
for the DC HealthCare Alliance Program, please call the DC
Department of Human Services, Income Maintenance Administration
(IMA) at (202) 724-5506 or call our Member Services Department
at (202) 842-2810 or toll free 1-866-842-2810. |