INSURANCE, CLINICS & HOSPITALS:
Illinois' Children Health Insurance Program (CHIPRA)
-Provides health insurance to uninsured children and teens who are not eligible or enrolled in Medical Assistance.
-For most families, CHIP is free or is provided to families at a very low cost.
-Learn more and fill out an application, go here
-In order to qualify, you must have an annual household income (before taxes) that is below a certain amount (find details on their website)
-Depending on your income level, you may have to pay a monthly premium for coverage.
Contact Info:
1 (866) 255-5437
www.illinois.gov/hfs/MedicalPrograms/AllKids
Gibson Area Hospital
-Full service dental clinic that takes all commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and patients who have no ability to pay
-Open 5 days a week from 8am-5pm. Call to make an appointment
Contact Info:
1120 N. Melvin St, Gibson City, IL 60936
(217) 784-2701
http://www.gibsonhospital.org/
Iroquois County Public Health Department
-Community health services, screenings, and health education
Contact Info:
1001 E Grant St, Watseka, IL 60970
(815) 432-2483
Women, Infants, Children (WIC) Illinois
-Provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are determined to be at nutritional risk
-Applicants must be determined by a health professional, at no cost, to be at nutritional risk
Contact Info:
Watseka Center
815-785-1128