Health & Benefits

All Kids offers comprehensive health insurance coverage for children. A child is a person under 19 years old. All Kids covers: 

• Regular check-ups,
• Shots,
• Doctor visits,
• Emergency room visits,
• Hospital stays,
• Medicines, 
• Mental health services, 
• Medical equipment, 
• Speech therapy, 
• Physical therapy  
• Eye care and glasses, and
• Dental care. 

All Kids coverage includes special services like medical equipment, speech therapy, and physical therapy.

All Kids recipients may also be able to get a free ride to covered medical appointments.

Learn more about covered services on the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) website.

To be eligible for All Kids, children 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 the child’s 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. If a child turns 19 or moves out of Illinois, they are no longer eligible for benefits in Illinois. They lose their eligibility at the time they turn 19 or move out of state.

Maybe. Even if the child currently has, or recently had, private health insurance, they may also be eligible for All Kids benefits. All Kids Medicaid would be a secondary payer to a private health insurer. This means medical bills are paid by the private insurer first before All Kids will pay.

All Kids does not have any premiums Money that must be paid every month, such as for health insurance or co-payments. Money paid for health care in addition to what the insurer pays

All Kids coverage starts the month an application is approved. Applicants may also request a three-month backdate from the date of the application to cover past medical expenses. All Kids coverage lasts for 12 months and then must be renewed.

Applications can be submitted online through the ABE system, or mailed in. Applicants can call or visit an HFS or Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) office to request a paper application or get help with applying.

Learn about how to apply for All Kids. Find local help for applying for All Kids using the Get Covered Connector.

Generally, All Kids must be renewed every 12 months. When it’s time to renew, HFS will send a letter to the child’s address. It’s important to respond to this letter and provide all the requested information so the child’s All Kids Medicaid coverage can continue. Recipients can also renew online through the “Manage My Case” tab of the ABE system.

Yes. A child can be added to an existing All Kids plan without needing to file a new application.

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

Yes. Common reasons to appeal A request to change a court's decision are when HFS denies an All Kids application or stops All Kids coverage. The decision letter will contain instructions on how to appeal. Appeals of Medicaid decisions must be filed within 60 days of the date of the notice.

Learn more about appealing Medicaid decisions.

It’s important to keep addresses up to date with HFS and IDHS to ensure any important letters aren’t lost. Address updates can be completed:

• 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).

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.