Families Can Count on Florida KidCare
If your family no longer qualifies for Medicaid, the Florida Department of Children and Families will automatically share your information with Florida KidCare.
You can count on Florida KidCare for quality, low-cost health and dental insurance made just for kids – with benefits ranging from doctor visits to surgeries, and so much more.
Be on the lookout for a yellow-striped envelope for more information and next steps. Have questions about how the process works? We're here to help. Visit our frequently asked questions below.
Affordable Coverage
Florida KidCare offers low-cost health insurance options based on the age of the child, and household income and size. Many families pay just $15 or $20 a month to cover all children in the household.
Serving Florida families for over 20 years, Florida KidCare matches children with the best plan for their unique needs – given their age, health and more.
Quality Benefits
Florida KidCare was designed specifically with kids in mind, giving them access to the health services they need at each stage of growth and development.
Benefits include, but are not limited to:
Frequently Asked Questions
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires that states maintain continuous Medicaid coverage for enrollees during the Public Health Emergency (PHE). Florida has allowed individuals to remain on Medicaid throughout the PHE – even though their household situation may have changed.
As a result of federal legislative changes in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, the continuous coverage provision will end on March 31, 2023. Once the continuous coverage ends, some Medicaid recipients may no longer be enrolled in Medicaid.
The continuous Medicaid coverage provision will end on March 31, 2023.
You should make sure your address on file is updated by logging in to your MyAccess account. Additionally, be on the lookout for a mailed or emailed notice from the Florida Department of Children and Families to complete your renewal. Once you receive the notice, you should renew immediately at https://www.myflorida.com/accessflorida/ to update your Medicaid information. The Department may ask for additional information from you while your case is being reviewed.
If you are no longer eligible for Medicaid coverage, the Florida Department of Children and Families will send you a notification through your MyACCESS account, as well as a letter and/or email. To ensure continuing coverage, applications for individuals not determined eligible for Medicaid, but eligible for a different health care coverage program, will automatically be referred to Florida KidCare, the Medically Needy Program, and other subsidized federal health care programs. You can check your MyACCESS account to see if your application has been forwarded to one of these agencies.
Current Medicaid recipients have already provided verification of some eligibility factors, such as identity, Florida residence, citizenship or eligible immigration status. Examples of additional information that may need to be provided includes but is not limited to, information about the members of your household, income and, for certain coverage, asset information.
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