CHIP/Children’s CHIP/Children’s MedicaidMedicaid

Application Event PlanningApplication Event Planning

Managing your own Managing your own Community Service ProjectCommunity Service Project

Public OutreachPublic Outreach

Insurance agents are only in the Insurance agents are only in the business for the money they can business for the money they can make?make?

Insurance agents are not involved in Insurance agents are not involved in their local communities?their local communities?

Insurance agents don’t care about Insurance agents don’t care about people who miss out on health care people who miss out on health care because they have no coverage?because they have no coverage?

NOT SO!NOT SO!

COMMUNITY SERVICECOMMUNITY SERVICE

Insurance agents are involved in all Insurance agents are involved in all areas of service to their communitiesareas of service to their communities

Insurance agents contribute Insurance agents contribute financially to the support of their financially to the support of their communitiescommunities

Insurance agents DO care, that’s why Insurance agents DO care, that’s why we do what we dowe do what we do

Understanding the DifferenceUnderstanding the Difference

CHIP – funded by federal and state CHIP – funded by federal and state dollarsdollars

Available at significantly reduced cost to those Available at significantly reduced cost to those who qualifywho qualify

Children’s Medicaid – funded by federal Children’s Medicaid – funded by federal and state dollarsand state dollars

Available at no cost to those who qualifyAvailable at no cost to those who qualify

You will NOT know for which program You will NOT know for which program applicants qualifyapplicants qualify

Do You Really Want to do Do You Really Want to do This?This?

Good personal experienceGood personal experienceGood for your local communityGood for your local communityGood for TAHU’s Legislative Good for TAHU’s Legislative

relationshipsrelationshipsGood for TAHU’s public relations effortsGood for TAHU’s public relations effortsGood for the individuals you assistGood for the individuals you assistGood for reducing the current 1 in 6 Good for reducing the current 1 in 6

ratio of uninsured children in Texasratio of uninsured children in Texas

Who can HelpWho can Help

Start first with your local chapterStart first with your local chapterGo then to HHSCGo then to HHSC Involve the local Texas legislators Involve the local Texas legislators

and maybe even those in and maybe even those in WashingtonWashington

Local CHIP CoalitionLocal CHIP CoalitionSchool DistrictSchool DistrictCHIP/Medicaid Health & Dental PlansCHIP/Medicaid Health & Dental PlansLocal Chamber of CommerceLocal Chamber of Commerce

How do I PlanHow do I Plan

Rob and Duplicate from Other EventsRob and Duplicate from Other EventsPlanning timelinePlanning timelineInvolve people who have done it beforeInvolve people who have done it before

Start at least 2 months prior to a Start at least 2 months prior to a scheduled eventscheduled event

Application assistants MUST be trainedApplication assistants MUST be trained Involve merchants in the communityInvolve merchants in the communityTake good notesTake good notes

HelpersHelpers

Chapter MembersChapter MembersPeople Who Have Done This BeforePeople Who Have Done This BeforeSchool SocietiesSchool SocietiesScoutsScoutsDistrict StaffDistrict StaffLocal College GroupsLocal College GroupsFire and Police DepartmentsFire and Police Departments

What’s in it for MeWhat’s in it for Me

A warm heartA warm heartContribution to your communityContribution to your communityHelping othersHelping othersTexas could lose its standing as the Texas could lose its standing as the

highest uninsured populationhighest uninsured populationNo moneyNo money IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO!IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO!