Health Insurance (Public Assistance)

Enroll ATX

A coalition of community and service organizations providing information and enrollment assistance for healthcare insurance offered through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Health Insurance Marketplace.

512-978-8083

Bastrop County Indigent Health Care Program

104 Loop 150, Bastrop, TX 78602

Qualified residents of Bastrop County are ineligible for Medicaid and meet specific income and resources requirements based on Federal Poverty Guidelines. Services include Healthcare provider services, laboratory and x-ray, family planning services, skilled nursing facility (SNF) services, three prescriptions per month, inpatient and outpatient hospital services and immunizations.

512-581-7170

Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) offers low-cost health coverage for children from birth through age 18. CHIP is designed for families who earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford to buy private health coverage. 

Call 211 for information

Texas Health Steps and Medicaid Manage Care

Texas Health Steps is the Medicaid health care program for children birth through age 20. Texas Health Steps gives your child free medical checkups starting at birth, and free dental checkups starting at 6 months of age. Checkups can help find health problems before they get worse and harder to treat. 

Call 211 for information