Healthy Start/Healthy Families

• Healthy Start provides free health insurance for children of low to moderate-income families with children up to age 19. 
• Pregnant women and parents also are eligible to apply for health insurance. Eligibility is determined by family size and income.
• Children enrolled in Healthy Start receive care through a Managed Care Plan (MCP). The MCP provides a number of health care services, including: well-child checkups and immunizations, dental care and treatment, vision care and eyeglasses, prescribed medicine, hospitalization and emergency care.  Pregnant women receive prenatal and postnatal services.
• There are two different plans.  The consumer has the choice of selecting which plan they want, based on their own priorities for selection of doctors, hospitals and convenient locations. 

It is important to have “Medical Home” – this helps with preventing illnesses.  It means taking one’s child to the same doctor for regular checkups, immunizations, sick visits throughout the year.  It also means having access to your child’s records in one location.  

How Can I apply?

1. Visit our website at www.healthystart.cuyahogacounty.us to apply online. 
2. Call the Healthy Start hotline at (216) 987-7346
3. Call our General Information Line at (216) 987-7000 to have an application mailed out to you
4. Visit a local Ohio Benefit Bank site  www.obb.ohio.gov
5. Visit your local Neighborhood Family Service Center
6. Combined Programs Application 

Important Links:

• Healthy Start FAQ's 
• Managed Care Plan and Managed Care Enrollment Center 

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