1. CHIP/Children’s Medicaid
Application Event Planning
Managing your own Community Service Project

2. Public Outreach
Insurance agents are only in the business for the money they can make?
Insurance agents are not involved in their local communities?
Insurance agents don’t care about people who miss out on health care because they have no coverage?
NOT SO!

3. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Insurance agents are involved in all areas of service to their communities
Insurance agents contribute financially to the support of their communities
Insurance agents DO care, that’s why we do what we do

4. Understanding the Difference
CHIP – funded by federal and state dollars
Available at significantly reduced cost to those who qualify
Children’s Medicaid – funded by federal and state dollars
Available at no cost to those who qualify
You will NOT know for which program applicants qualify

5. Do You Really Want to do This?
Good personal experience
Good for your local community
Good for TAHU’s Legislative relationships
Good for TAHU’s public relations efforts
Good for the individuals you assist
Good for reducing the current 1 in 6 ratio of uninsured children in Texas

6. Who can Help Start first with your local chapter Go then to HHSC
Involve the local Texas legislators and maybe even those in Washington
Local CHIP Coalition
School District
CHIP/Medicaid Health & Dental Plans
Local Chamber of Commerce

7. How do I Plan Rob and Duplicate from Other Events
Planning timeline
Involve people who have done it before
Start at least 2 months prior to a scheduled event
Application assistants MUST be trained
Involve merchants in the community
Take good notes

8. Helpers Chapter Members People Who Have Done This Before
School Societies
Scouts
District Staff
Local College Groups
Fire and Police Departments

9. What’s in it for Me A warm heart Contribution to your community
Helping others
Texas could lose its standing as the highest uninsured population
No money
IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO!