apy: you are right about the fact that medicaid for children used to be referred to as chpa. However, medicaid changes their rules quite often and they no longer call it chpa – it is just called medicaid. A 19 year old can very possibly be on medicaid and not fhp – as i said, that would be based on income. if it’s a very large family or very low income – it’s plenty possible – i’ve seen it. fhp most definitely does have an option for doctors to charge a copay of up to $6 – if you dont believe me – call hra at 800-692-6116 and ask them directly. what you said about chp is correct – it can be free or have a minimal premium based on income/family size and this premium is capped at 3 children. Each of these plans has many doctors on it – it may not be the ones you are used to using. If you want a list of providers – call the health plan you are on – they will be more than happy to send you a book – i believe the smallest book is still made of over 500 pages of doctors names. You are also correct about the full premium level – if you dont qualify for the 60/child premium – you are over their income limit and can pay the full amount for coverage.
