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NOTICE TO TERMINATING EMPLOYEES IN CALIFORNIA

California:

NOTICE TO TERMINATING EMPLOYEES

The California Department of Health Services will pay the private health insurance premiums for certain persons who are losing employment and have a high cost medical condition. In order to qualify for the Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) program, you must meet ALL of the following conditions:

  1. You must currently be on full scope or fee-for-service MediCal.  
  2. You must have a medical condition that requires a physician's treatment. The monthly cost-savings to Medi-Cal must be 1.1 or greater.  
  3. You must have a current health insurance policy, COBRA continuation policy, or a COBRA conversion policy in effect or available at the time of application.
  4. The health Insurance policy must cover your medical condition.  
  5. Apply online at http://dhcs.ca.gov/HIPP, then click on the "HIPP Application Form-Fillable" link to access the form.
  6. Please upload all attachments in PDF format only.  
  7. You cannot be enrolled in a Medi-Cal related prepaid health plan, County Health Initiative, Geographic Managed Care Program, County Medical Services Program (CMSP) or Medicare.
  8. Health insurance cannot be court ordered. If a non-custodial parent has been ordered by the court to provide the health insurance, the child will not be eligible for enrollment in HIPP.  

 

FOR PERSONS DISABLED BY HIV/AIDS

Under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act of 1990, persons unable to work because of disability due to HIV/AIDS and who are losing their private health insurance may qualify for the Health Insurance Continuation Program (CARE/HIPP) for up to 12 months provided they:

Eligible California residents with an HIV/AIDS diagnosis may qualify for premium payment assistance through the Office of AIDS (OA) HIPP. For information regarding eligibility requirements and how to apply please see the web link below:  

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/aids/Pages/OAHIPPForms.aspx

For more information on the availability of the program to individuals with health insurance who are at risk of losing it, as well as to individuals currently without health insurance who would like to purchase it, please call:  

1-844-421-7050

 

For additional information on CARE/HIPP, please call:

Northern California AIDS Hotline     or     Southern California AIDS Hotline

1-800-367-2437 (English/Spanish)         1-800-922-2437 (English)

1-800-922-2438 (MultiLanguage)