Health & Benefits

All Kids offers comprehensive health insurance coverage for children. All Kids covers doctor visits, emergency room visits, hospital stays, medicines, mental health services, eye care and glasses, and dental care. The program covers regular check-ups and shots. All Kids also covers special services like medical equipment, speech therapy, and physical therapy.

With All Kids, you may also be able to get a free ride to covered medical appointments.

For more information about covered services, visit the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) website.

To be eligible for All Kids, you must:

• Be a child under 19 years old,
• Live in Illinois, and
• Have a family income at 318% of the federal poverty level or less.

The family monthly income limits vary based on the size of your household. For more information about income limits, see the Family Health Plans Monthly Income Standards.  

All Kids does not consider immigration status or health condition.

Even if you currently have, or recently had, private health insurance, you may also be eligible for All Kids benefits. All Kids Medicaid would be a secondary payer to your private health insurer.

Learn about how to apply for All Kids. If you need help applying for All Kids, you can find local help using the Get Covered Connector.

Parents and relatives caring for children in place of their parents may qualify for health insurance under the FamilyCare program. Pregnant women and their new babies may qualify for health insurance under the Moms & Babies program.

If your child is found eligible for All Kids, coverage will start the month of your application. You may also request a 3-month backdate from the date of the application to cover past medical expenses, if you qualify.

Your child will be eligible for benefits for 12 months. You will need to renew your benefits every year.

All Kids does not have any premiums or co-payments.

If your child is eligible for All Kids, generally, they will have 12 months of coverage unless they move out of Illinois or turn 19.

When it’s time for you to renew, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) will send you a letter. Watch for this letter and give HFS the information they request so your child’s Medicaid coverage continues. You can also renew online through the “Manage My Case” tab of the ABE system.

Be sure to keep your address up to date with HFS and the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) so that you receive your mail. You can update your address:

• On the ABE website (select Manage My Case),
• By completing an online Medicaid Change of Address form, or
• By calling the Bureau of All Kids at (877) 805-5312 (select Option 8 to report an address change).

When you have a child enrolled in All Kids, you can add eligible family members without filing a new application.

To add a family member to your case, fill out a Request for Medical Benefits for Another Family Member form. Learn more on the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) website or by calling the All Kids Hotline at (866) 255-5437.

If you disagree with a decision the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) makes, you can appeal. You might want to appeal if HFS denies your All Kids application or stops your All Kids coverage. Your decision letter will tell you how to appeal. Generally, you must appeal a Medicaid decision within 60 days of the date of the notice.

Learn more about appealing Medicaid decisions.

You can appeal an All Kids decision on your own. The legal process can get complicated though, and you may want to talk with a lawyer. If you’d like to speak with a lawyer, you can use Get Legal Help to find one near you.