Do You Qualify for Child Health Program?
Your child/children may be eligible for Child Health Program if they:
- Live in a Kaiser Permanente service area that is open to new enrollment
- Are 18 or younger
- Your household income is no more than 3 times the federal poverty level (for example, up to $40,770 for a single person or $83,250 for a family of 4 in 2022).
- You don’t have access to any other health coverage, including Medi-Cal, Medicare, a job-based health plan, or coverage through Covered California.
| Household/Family Size | Monthly Household Income no more than: | Annual Household Income no more than: |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,398 | $40,770 |
| 2 | $4,578 | $54,930 |
| 3 | $5,758 | $69,090 |
| 4 | $6,938 | $83,250 |
| 5 | $8,118 | $97,410 |
| 6 | $9,298 | $111,570 |
Your children don’t need to be U.S. citizens to qualify for the Child Health Program.
Need more information? Check out our brochure.
Kaiser Permanente service areas in Southern California
Your child/children must live in a Kaiser Permanente service area to qualify for the Child Health Program. Explore our service areas below.
Please note: the program is open in all Kaiser Permanente Southern California service areas except: Kern, Ventura, and Antelope Valley.
We review each member’s eligibility for the Child Health Program by regularly sending you a form to confirm household income and other information. If you no longer meet the eligibility requirements, you will be disenrolled from Kaiser Permanente’s Child Health Program. You will remain enrolled in the Platinum 90 HMO plan, but you’ll have to pay the full monthly premiums and out-of-pocket cost unless you ask us to end your membership or until you fail to pay the full premium.
Other Kaiser Permanente coverage options
If you do not meet the requirements for the Child Health Program, financial help from the government could help you get affordable health coverage for you and your family. Other Kaiser Permanente health coverage options include:
Medi-Cal
You may be eligible for Medi-Cal if:
- You’re younger than 19 with a total household income at or below 266% of the federal poverty level (for example, $73,815 for a family of 4 in 2022).
- You’re 19-25 or 50 or older with a total household income at or below 138% of the federal poverty level (for example, $18,755 for a single person in 2022).
Please note: Many children, young adults 25 or younger, and those 50 or older — including noncitizens — now qualify for Medi-Cal. Those who qualify for Medi-Cal are not eligible for CHP.
Learn more about Medi-Cal with Kaiser Permanente.
Health insurance plans from Covered California
You can buy health care coverage on California’s health benefit exchange, Covered California. Covered California has Kaiser Permanente plans as well as other health plans for purchase. If you meet certain income guidelines and other requirements, you may be able to get help paying for premiums and copays, but only if you purchase coverage through Covered California’s website.
Click here to see which Kaiser Permanente plan fits your income and needs, or you can call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506 (English), 1-888-889-4500 (TTY), or 1-800-300-1533 (Chinese).
A range of other plans are available
If you don’t qualify for Medi-Cal or Covered California plans, we offer plenty of other choices to help you find the best plan for your family. Click here to find out which Kaiser Permanente Individual & Family Plan best fits your needs. You can also call us at 1-800-488-3590, or 711 (TTY). Please note, you will have to pay a monthly premium for these plans (a health plan’s monthly payment amount).
*Continued eligibility for the Child Health Program is not guaranteed. We reserve the right to close enrollment or change the CHP eligibility rules at any time. If you are approved for CHP, the subsidy period is limited and we will contact you in the future to confirm that you still qualify.