PA Fair Care: New Health Plan for Uninsured Adults with Pre-Existing Conditions

Consortium Partners

Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics

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Monday, 02 August 2010 00:00

PA Fair Care: New Health Plan for Uninsured Adults with Pre-Existing Conditions

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The Pennsylvania Insurance Department is pleased to announce a new program called PA Fair Care – Pennsylvania’s health plan for uninsured adults with pre-existing conditions.

PA Fair Care will be administered statewide through a contract with Highmark Blue Shield. Benefits will include preventive care, physician services, diagnostic testing, hospitalization, mental health services and prescriptions. The cost to enrollees is a subsidized premium of $283.20 monthly.

To be eligible for PA Fair Care, applicants must:

o       Be a U.S. citizen or lawful resident
o       Be a Pennsylvania resident
o       Have a pre-existing health condition
o       Be uninsured for the previous six months

PA Fair Care will begin taking applications on Wed., Aug. 4, after 8:30 a.m. To apply, applications can be completed online at www.PAFairCare.com, or those without internet access may apply with assistance from the toll free helpline – 1-888-767-7015 (TTY 1-888-767-7018) Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Attached you’ll find a flyer about PA Care Fair. We encourage you to forward the flyer to other members of your staff, clients, stakeholder’s, etc. More information about the program can be found at www.PaFairCare.com or by calling 1-888-767-7015.