Mississippi Medicaid/CHIP eligibility information
State: Mississippi
Population: 2,982,879
Population 0-18 years: 707,663
Medicaid enrolled: 362,000
CHIP enrolled: 88,491
CHIP program: Mississippi CHIP
CHIP application portal: https://medicaid.ms.gov/how-to-apply/
Contact number: 1-800-421-2408
Medicaid Eligibility
0-1 years: 194% of FPL (federal poverty level)
0-5 years: 143% of FPL (federal poverty level)
6-18 years: 133% of FPL (federal poverty level)
CHIP Eligibility
209% of FPL (federal poverty level)
For reference, FPL can be viewed at https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines