Kids Connection is health care coverage for qualified children developed
by the State of Nebraska. It includes both the
Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Nebraska Medical Assistance
Program (also known as Medicaid). Its purpose
is to provide health care to low-income and low-income uninsured children all across the
state.
What are the benefits of the program?
- Improve
the access and continuity of care for children age 18 years and younger.
- Establish
a consistent medical home that focuses on preventive care.
- Improve
provider willingness to accept Medicaid clients by reducing administrative burden and
decreasing the amount of unreimbursed care.
- Reduces
state administrative burden to establish eligibility.
- Improves
Medicaids goal of easier and faster enrollment/eligibility process.
How physicians can become providers:
Kids Connection is an extension of Medicaid (Title XIX), making Medicaid providers
automatically eligible to provide health care services to CHIP (Title XXI) eligible
children. In Lancaster, Douglas and Sarpy Counties, Kids Connection is part
of Nebraska Health Connection the Medicaid Managed Program.
For more information, contact:
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services Finance & Support
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: 1-877-632-5437 or 402-471-8845
E-mail: Kids.Connection@dhhs.ne.gov