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Children's Coverage

Basic Health Plus is a Medicaid program for children in qualified households. If you are eligible for Basic Health, your children may be eligible for Basic Health Plus. If your children are not living in your household, you may be able to enroll them in Basic Health, but not Basic Health Plus.

The chart below lists the benefits for the two programs.

Basic Health benefits	Basic Health Plus benefits
No vision benefits	Vision benefits available
No dental benefits	Dental benefits available
Emergency transportation (ambulance) only	Non-emergency transportation to medical services
Waiting period for pre-existing conditions	No waiting period for pre-existing conditions
Deductible and coinsurance on some services	No deductible or coinsurance