So the child may qualify for coverage at birth.
Now that the father has resumed working, the children have been bounced off Medicaid but qualify for coverage under KidCare.
It's true that younger people tend to qualify for coverage more easily and pay lower premiums.
Many could qualify for coverage through the exchange, which encourages competition and offers subsidies to reduce costs.
Those enrolees should qualify for coverage, some of it subsidised by the government, from Wednesday, although administration officials and insurers are anticipating some teething problems.
But Wal-Mart is catching up to retailers like Home Depot and has in some ways surpassed Target, which makes part-timers wait two years to qualify for coverage.
Some require proof of denial, but in others people with certain pre-existing conditions, like diabetes or asthma, qualify for coverage more or less automatically.
Mr. Hernández said 26,600 CareLink members would qualify for coverage if Medicaid was expanded and would no longer rely on the county subsidies.
And it may turn out that you qualify for coverage under your state's existing Medicaid rules, but didn't know it.
If you're financially dependent on your parents, and qualify for coverage under their health plan, you're generally not eligible for subsidized coverage on the exchanges, Ms. Collins said.
But, it said, the activities had no connection to Medicaid, the program was not mentioned in training sessions and "the staff did not know what Medicaid covers, where or how to apply for Medicaid or who might qualify for coverage".
