Using your health insurance coverage

Knowing how to use your health coverage is important for better health and well-being. Health coverage isn’t only important when you’re sick, it’s also helpful even when you don’t feel sick.

After your health plan coverage starts, you can use it to help cover medical costs for services like:

• Filling a prescription at the pharmacy
• Going to the doctor
• Getting emergency care

Keep up with your health

• Before your appointment: Get a refresher on using your coverage and improving your health .
• After your appointment: If you don’t agree with a coverage or payment decision by your health plan, you may be able to appeal .

Have Medicaid or coverage through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)? Learn how to use your new Medicaid or CHIP coverage .