Health Care for You and Your Family
All Kids
The Governor's All Kids program has made Illinois the first state in the nation
to offer affordable and comprehensive healthcare coverage to all Illinois children,
regardless of income.
As a parent, you know nothing is more important than your children's
health. That's why All Kids covers doctor's visits,
hospital stays, prescription drugs, vision care,
dental care and medical devices like eyeglasses and asthma inhalers.
Parents pay monthly premiums for the coverage, according to their income.
To find out more, or fill out an application, call the All Kids Hotline
at 1-866-ALL-KIDS (1-866-255-5437) TTY: 1-877-204-1012, or visit www.allkidscovered.com.
FamilyCare
FamilyCare offers healthcare coverage to parents living with their children
18 years old or younger. FamilyCare also covers relatives who are caring
for children in place of their parents. Like All Kids, FamilyCare covers
doctor visits, dental care, specialty medical services, hospital care,
emergency services, prescription drugs and more.
Parents can get FamilyCare if they live in Illinois and meet the FamilyCare
income limits. The program is available to U.S. citizens, or immigrants
under certain immigration requirements. All Kids or FamilyCare health
benefits will not affect your immigration status unless you receive
services in a nursing home or mental health facility.
To find out more information about the program, call the FamilyCare information
line at 1-866-255-5437 or TTY: 1-877-204-1012,
or visit www.familycareillinois.com.
Illinois Healthy Women
Illinois Healthy Women is a program helping thousands of women in Illinois
plan for a healthy birth, and providing family planning and reproductive
healthcare, including birth control. This program is free, voluntary
and confidential.
Illinois Healthy Women pays for birth control, physical exams and lab
tests women need to plan their pregnancies. It also pays for mammograms,
Pap smears and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases to help women
stay healthy.
For more information, call 1-866-468-7543 or visit www.illinoishealthywomen.com
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
For 25 years, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants
and Children (WIC) has helped Illinois' moms, babies
and children get the foods they need for healthy growth and development.
WIC is for you if you are pregnant or breast feeding; have an infant
or child up to the age of 5; are working with limited
income or have no income; and want to improve your
family's health with good nutrition.
For more information about WIC, please call the WIC helpline at 1-800-323-4769 (Voice and TTY),
or visit this DHS website: www.dhs.state.il.us/chp/ofh/mih/wicnp.asp
Food Stamps
An additional resource for low-income households to get the food they
need is the Food Stamps Program. To find out more information about
it, please call the DHS Helpline at 1-800-843-6154,
and 1-800-447-6404 (TTY), or visit this DHS website: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/ts/fss/foodStamp.asp
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