Parents will have to pay some costs for enrollment, office visits and prescriptions. Another program is the Texas Healthy Kids Corporation, which partners with private insurance carriers to help families purchase coverage. THKC is funded through private donations, which fund the sliding-scale premium assistance program. Medicaid cover children from birth through age 18 from families with the lowest income. There are no co-payments or deductibles to pay and no monthly premiums.
Eligibility is based on family income and age of children to be covered.
Texas Medical Association is a professional organization of more than 36,000 physician and medical student members. It is located in Austin and has 118 component medical societies around the state. The Association represents 85 percent of the doctors of medicine licensed and residing in Texas. TMA's key objective is to improve the health of all Texans.