HIPP is the Texas Medicaid program that helps families pay for employer-sponsored health insurance premiums. It is for families with at least 1 person who gets Medicaid.
People enrolled in any Medicaid program, except for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and STAR Health managed care program, are eligible to enroll in HIPP.
There are no age restrictions in the HIPP program. The family member who has Medicaid and the family member who can get employer-sponsored health insurance can be any age.
If you can answer “Yes” to these questions, you should apply for HIPP:
- Does anyone in your family get Medicaid?
- Can someone in your family get health insurance at work?
You might be able to get HIPP if it costs Medicaid less to cover you or your family under employer-sponsored health insurance than it costs to cover family members who have Medicaid.
Employer-sponsored health insurance is a group health plan you can get through your job. The family member who gets Medicaid must be able to get coverage on this plan.
More Information here.
