Got health coverage?

This Halloween, parents across the metro Denver area will be handing out several thousand flyers about health insurance coverage for kids, along with the usual yummy treats they get in their Halloween baskets.

Here's an advance copy of the flyer, given to me by Gretchen Hammer, executive director of the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved.

FYI: About 121,000 (14 percent or about one in six) of Colorado’s children without health care coverage. This rate puts Colorado at 45th among the 50 states, according to the Colorado Health Foundation.

Got Health Coverage? Get Health Coverage!

If your child is one of the many thousands of Colorado kids who

lack health insurance, you may be able to do something about it.

a) Child Health Plan Plus

Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) is a low-cost insurance option for children and pregnant women who earn too much for Medicaid, but cannot afford private health insurance. Even if you have been turned down in the past, you may be able to get health coverage for your kids now.  Learn more at www.chpplus.org or 1-800-359-1991.

b) Medicaid

Colorado Medicaid is public health insurance for families, children, pregnant women, persons who are blind or persons with disabilities and the elderly.  Learn more at www.colorado.gov/hcpf or 1-800-221-3943.

c) Additional Options

The new national health care law provides both private and public opportunities for coverage for kids and families.  Learn more at www.healthcare.gov or www.CuidadodeSalud.Gov

Our opportunity is now.  Colorado kids can’t wait.

All Kids Covered works to deliver what Colorado families need: affordable, reliable health coverage and access to care. 

All Kids Covered is partner of Aurora Health Access.

Learn more at www.allkidscoveredcolorado.org.