Manage my Katie Beckett Medicaid

Learn how to choose a primary care provider for your child, use your Medicaid ID card, and report changes.

Partnering with a primary care provider

Healthy Connections (HC) is the Idaho Medicaid program that is mandatory for most Idaho Medicaid members. As a guardian of a member, you will choose a primary care provider who will coordinate your child’s healthcare needs.

Refer to the Idaho Health Plan Booklet for more information on HC.  If you need additional information, you can contact HC at 888-528-5861 by emailing hccr7@dhw.idaho.gov.
 

Resources

Find and select a primary care provider in your area
Member enrollment forms
Idaho Health Plan Booklet
Healthy Connections provider information
Proof of Health Coverage - 1095-B Form

Beginning in 2024, the department will no longer mail out completed 1095-B forms to households unless requested. Form 1095-B is a tax form that reports the type of health coverage you have.  Read more about the 1095-B form from IRS.gov.

The department is still required to relay proof of your health coverage to the Internal Revenue Service. If you would like a completed copy of this form for your records, please call the department at 877-456-1233.

My Idaho Medicaid ID Card

The first time you are eligible for Idaho Medicaid, you will receive an identification card in the mail. If you are eligible and have not received your card within 14 days of receiving your letter, please call 877-456-1233.
It is important to remember:

  • Have your card with you when you visit your doctor, dentist, or pharmacy. You might have to show a picture ID in addition to your Medicaid card.
  • Always ask before you get medical services if the provider will accept your Medicaid ID card as payment. Ask even when your doctor refers you to a specialist. Not all doctors accept Idaho Medicaid.
  • Your card may not work at all providers’ offices if you are going by a different name than what appears on your ID card. Be sure to report name changes.
  • Your ID card is permanent. Do not throw it away, ever. If you lose benefits and then get benefits again, you will use the same ID card.
  • If you lose your card, call the department at 877-456-1233 or Gainwell at 866-686-4752

Reporting changes to Medicaid

When you apply for benefits you agree to provide truthful, accurate, and up-to-date information.

Report any of the following changes as soon as possible:

  • If you have a new name, address, or other contact information.
  • If someone moves in or out of your household (even if they aren’t related to you).
  • If you get or lose other health insurance (including Medicare coverage).

To report a change:

Call the department's benefits customer service center line at 877-456-1233.

 

Reporting changes to Medicaid

When you apply for benefits you agree to provide truthful, accurate, and up-to-date information.

Report any of the following changes as soon as possible:

  • You have a new name, address, or other contact information.
  • Someone moves in or out of your household (even if they aren’t related to you)
  • You get or lose other health insurance (including Medicare coverage)
To report a change:

Call the department's benefits customer service center line: 877-456-1233.

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