New Jersey Medicaid/CHIP Programs
‹ Return to Map- Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund
The Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF) was established by legislation to provide financial assistance for New Jersey families whose children have experienced an illness or condition which is not otherwise covered by insurance, State or Federal programs, or other sources such as fundraising.
- Medicaid for Families with Children
The largest single group of people covered by New Jersey Medicaid is made up of children under 18 and their parents with very low incomes. Currently, about 265, 000 New Jersey Medicaid beneficiaries fit this description.
- Medicaid for Pregnant Women
Pregnant women who meet the general requirements and financial eligibility criteria for New Jersey Medicaid are covered.
- New Jersey AIDS Drugs Distribution Program
- New Jersey Medicaid
New Jersey Medicaid provides health insurance to over 1, 000, 000 low income parents, children and people who are blind or disabled. The program pays for hospital services, doctor visits, prescriptions, nursing home care and other healthcare needs.
- New Jersey State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
- NJFamilyCare
NJ FamilyCare is a federal and state funded health insurance program created to help New Jersey's uninsured children and certain low-income parents and guardians to have affordable health coverage. It is not a welfare program. NJ FamilyCare is for families who do not have available or affordable employer insurance, and cannot afford to pay the high cost of private health insurance.
- Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled
The Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program helps eligible New Jersey residents pay for prescription drugs, insulin, insulin needles and syringes and needles for injectable medicines used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Only drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration are covered. Drugs purchased outside the State of New Jersey are not covered, nor is any pharmaceutical product whose manufacturer has not agreed to provide rebates to the State of New Jersey.
- Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program
Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program (Senior Gold) is a State-funded prescription program with a different co-payment structure and income eligibility guidelines than those of PAAD.
- Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB)
The Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) and SLMB Qualified Individual-1 (SLMB-QI-1) pay partial or full Medicare Part B premiums for eligible New Jersey residents who are not financially eligible for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) program under New Jersey Medicaid (also known as New Jersey Care).
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)