To be eligible for Health Pool coverage, a child must either be rejected for substantially similar individual coverage for health reasons unable to find substantially similar individual coverage except at rates higher than those charged by the Health Pool a dependent of an adult covered by the Health Pool certified by an agent as unable because of a medical condition to obtain substantially similar coverage from a licensed insurance company or HMO that the agent represents diagnosed with a medical condition that automatically qualifies a person for coverage from the Health Pool. Private Health Care Coverage Parents whose income is too high to qualify for Medicaid or CHIP may also buy individual health care coverage for their children through insurance companies and HMOs. If you have applied for coverage through the TexCare Partnership and been rejected, the TexCare Partnership should send you more information on your private health coverage options. The Texas Department of Insurance also publishes a guide called Private Health Insurance Options for Texas Children . For More Information TDI offers a variety of insurance-related publications and services.
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