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Joining First Choice Kids
 

First Choice Kids is a free health plan provided by Select Health of South Carolina as part of Healthy Connections Kids. Healthy Connections Kids is a program that is designed to provide health insurance for children whose family earns too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford a private health insurance plan.

Joining First Choice Kids

Eligibility

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services determines eligibility for the Healthy Connections/First Choice Kids program. In general, children may qualify for the program if they:

  • Are legal U.S. citizens and residents of South Carolina
  • Have a Social Security card, or the family agrees to apply for the card
  • The family's countable resources (such as cash and money in bank accounts) total $30,000 or less
  • Are under 19 years of age
  • Don’t have comprehensive health coverage
  • Have been uninsured for three months unless their health coverage was involuntarily dropped

In addition, the child's family must also meet specific income guidelines.