Christmas: Monday, Dec. 25 and Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017
New Year's Day: Monday, Jan. 1, 2018
Martin Luther King Day: Monday, Jan. 15, 2018
There will be possible changes coming to the children’s
program in the Insure Oklahoma Employer Sponsored Insurance (ESI) plan. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) is able to subsidize a portion
of the insurance premium and provide wrap-around dental coverage for the
children because of a program from the federal government. The name of that
program is Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
CHIP ended on September 30 of this year, but Congress has
until the last day in December to renew it. If Congress does not vote to
renew CHIP, dental coverage and the insurance subsidies that are paid for the
children will end on January 31, 2018.
We are hopeful Congress will renew CHIP. As of right
now, there are no changes to the children’s eligibility. If their
eligibility does change, you will be notified in early January.
A letter was sent earlier this month to members with
children currently receiving subsidies notifying them of the same information.
For the most up-to-date information about CHIP and any
programs changes, please visit www.okhca.org/CHIP.
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