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Federal law requires every child support order to include medical support. Medical support can be:
Either the custodial or noncustodial parent may be ordered to:
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If you don’t have health insurance through a job, Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP, the Marketplace can help you get covered.
The Healthcare.gov customer service center is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-318-2596 (TTY 1-855-889-4325). Trained representatives provide customer service in 150 languages.
Enroll on Healthcare.gov through a four-step process:
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There’s no limited enrollment period for Medicaid or CHIP. You can apply any time.
Medicaid and CHIP provide free or low-cost health coverage, including some low-income individuals, families and children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Some states have expanded their Medicaid programs to cover all people below certain income levels.
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