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What is Preventive Health Assistance?
Preventive Health Assistance or PHA, is a benefit for Medicaid participants. The Behavioral PHA provides opportunities designed to help you and your family live a healthy lifestyle. The Wellness PHA rewards parents for keeping their children up to date on well child checks and immunizations.
Behavioral PHA – Weight Management
To qualify for this benefit you must complete a
Health Questionnaire and return it to the Department. The Questionnaire must indicate that you or your child over the age of five:
· Have a Body Mass Index (BMI) in the obese range and
· Want to improve health through weight management.
You earn points by signing up to participate in monitored weight management activities. You may also qualify for this benefit if you are significantly underweight.
Weight Management participants receive a voucher to help pay for their weight management program fees at a participating vendor.
Behavioral PHA – Tobacco Cessation
To qualify for this benefit you must complete a
Health Questionnaire and return it to the Department. The Questionnaire must indicate that you or your child:
· Want to quit using tobacco
You earn points by signing up to participate in tobacco cessation activities.
Tobacco Cessation participants receive a voucher to help pay for tobacco cessation products at a participating vendor.
After you earn PHA points
You can trade them in (one point = $1) for vouchers that can be used at businesses and organizations that accept PHA vouchers.
You cannot receive both Weight Management and Tobacco Cessation PHA benefits at the same time.
Wellness PHA – If you pay a monthly premium ($10 or $15) for your child’s Medicaid coverage, your child is eligible for the Wellness PHA benefit. You can earn 30 points every 90 days for keeping your child’s well-child checks and immunizations current. One point = $1. The points will be used to help pay your Medicaid premiums. Wellness PHA points can’t be exchanged for vouchers.
Contact Us:
Our address is:
Department of Health & Welfare, Division of Medicaid
Attn: PHA
3232 Elder Street
Boise, Idaho 83705