One of my biggest concerns when I first became unemployed was losing health care for my kids. Luckily they were very healthy but that worry loomed over my head the entire time I was searching.
I was too proud to apply for the assistance programs I was eligible for until the situation became pretty desperate. Even with them being healthy we still racked up some medical bills that we had no way to pay for on six months of unemployment. From personal experience, I recommend that you apply for the benefits you qualify for. That is what you paid taxes for.
Insure Kids Now! is a national campaign to link the nation’s 10 million uninsured children–from birth to age 18–to free and low-cost health insurance. Many families simply don’t know their children are eligible.
Each state has a different name for the program and I had a hard time finding a central clearinghouse for all the states so I am including links to the program for each state. I will also be including a link to the state pages as part of the Job Search Log Jumpstart which helps JSL users kick start their job searching.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
DC
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
I apologize in advance if some of the information is incorrect. Send me a comment from the Job Search Log app and I will correct any errors.
