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Do I Qualify? Eligibility Information — Kansas HealthWave

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Tips on submitting a HealthWave application
Follow these tips to help the State of Kansas process your HealthWave Application:
  • Send the required verification documents along with the application.
  • If the state needs more information, they will send you mail. Open all of your mail.
  • If you have to fax something to the state, write the Social Security Number, case number, or name and Date of Birth on each page you are faxing.
  • If you fax information to the state, know the fax number it was sent from (the Clearinghouse will ask you this when you call).
  • If you lost your job less than 6 months ago, send the state the following info:

    • - name of the employer
    - last day of employment
    - copy of the last pay stub.
Children’s Mercy Family Health Partners (CMFHP) is a non-profit safety net health plan. We offer low- or no-cost health insurance for eligible children and families through Kansas HealthWave.

You must apply for HealthWave to see if you or your family is eligible. The State of Kansas has eligibility guidelines for HealthWave. You must meet these guidelines to be eligible.


Eligibility ... Enrollment ... What's the difference?

Eligibility for HealthWave comes first. After you are eligible, then you can enroll in a health plan.

The state decides who is eligible, or qualified, for Kansas HealthWave.

Once the state says you are eligible for HealthWave, you can choose to enroll in a HealthWave plan. CMFHP is one of the plans you can choose.

To see if you or your children are eligible for HealthWave, you must apply. You can get an application by calling the HealthWave Clearinghouse at 1-800-792-4884. You can download and print an application from the Kansas HealthWave website. You can also get one at your local SRS office, school, or library.

If you have other questions about eligibility, how to apply , or how to qualify for HealthWave, please visit the HealthWave website or call the HealthWave Clearinghouse at 1-800-792-4884.

Once you or your family become eligible for HealthWave, you will get an enrollment packet. The enrollment packet will help you choose a managed care health plan. CMFHP is one of the plans you can choose.

Why should I choose CMFHP?

      

Because we want to serve you and your family!
Here are some of the things we offer:

  • A large provider network – we want to work with you and your doctor! You have lots of options when it comes to choosing a provider.
  • Live and local customer service to help you!
  • Transportation at no cost for approved medical appointments, including the pharmacy. We can even reimburse you for gas if you have a car or someone takes you.
  • A Nurse Advice Line available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you with health care concerns.
  • We can help you if you do not speak or understand English. We have access to interpreters who speak over 100 languages.
  • ¡Hablamos Espanol! Nosotros empleamos a personas que pueden contestar sus preguntas en Español. Para información en Español, llame a 1-877-FHP-9363.
We're pleased to say that more people choose Children's Mercy Family Health Partners than any other health plan in the regions we serve!
 
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Still have questions about Children’s Mercy Family Health Partners? We want to serve you and your family. Let us put the pieces together for you!

Call Children’s Mercy Family Health Partners Customer Service at 1-877-FHP-9363.

revised 01/2009 - approved 02/24/2009