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CHIP/Children’s Medicaid

CHIP/Children’s Medicaid. Application Event Planning Managing your own Community Service Project. Public Outreach. Insurance agents are only in the business for the money they can make? Insurance agents are not involved in their local communities?

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CHIP/Children’s Medicaid

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  1. CHIP/Children’s Medicaid Application Event Planning Managing your own Community Service Project

  2. Public Outreach • Insurance agents are only in the business for the money they can make? • Insurance agents are not involved in their local communities? • Insurance agents don’t care about people who miss out on health care because they have no coverage? • NOT SO!

  3. COMMUNITY SERVICE • Insurance agents are involved in all areas of service to their communities • Insurance agents contribute financially to the support of their communities • Insurance agents DO care, that’s why we do what we do

  4. Understanding the Difference • CHIP – funded by federal and state dollars • Available at significantly reduced cost to those who qualify • Children’s Medicaid – funded by federal and state dollars • Available at no cost to those who qualify You will NOT know for which program applicants qualify

  5. Do You Really Want to do This? • Good personal experience • Good for your local community • Good for TAHU’s Legislative relationships • Good for TAHU’s public relations efforts • Good for the individuals you assist • Good for reducing the current 1 in 6 ratio of uninsured children in Texas

  6. Who can Help • Start first with your local chapter • Go then to HHSC • Involve the local Texas legislators and maybe even those in Washington • Local CHIP Coalition • School District • CHIP/Medicaid Health & Dental Plans • Local Chamber of Commerce

  7. How do I Plan • Rob and Duplicate from Other Events • Planning timeline • Involve people who have done it before • Start at least 2 months prior to a scheduled event • Application assistants MUST be trained • Involve merchants in the community • Take good notes

  8. Helpers • Chapter Members • People Who Have Done This Before • School Societies • Scouts • District Staff • Local College Groups • Fire and Police Departments

  9. What’s in it for Me • A warm heart • Contribution to your community • Helping others • Texas could lose its standing as the highest uninsured population • No money • IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO!

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