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What is Health Choice for Children

North Carolina Health Choice (NCHC) for Children is a free or reduced price comprehensive health care program for children. If your family makes too much money to qualify for Medicaid but too little to afford rising health insurance premiums, your child(ren) may qualify for NCHC.

What does NCHC cover? 

NCHC covers hospitalization and outpatient care including the following:

• Physician and clinic services
• Laboratory and radiology services
• Surgical services
• Prescription drugs
• Dental services
• Vision
• Hearing
• Durable medical equipment and supplies such as wheelchairs
• Physical therapy, occupational therapy and therapy for individuals with speech, hearing and language disorders
• Hospice care
• Home health care (limited)
• Inpatient mental health services (requires precertification)
• Outpatient mental health services (requires precertification after 26 outpatient visits per year)
• Inpatient substance abuse treatment and outpatient substance abuse treatment (requires precertification)

Special needs children with chronic mental or physical conditions or illness may receive services beyond those listed above if the services are medically necessary (requires precertification).