Amerigroup Iowa is now Wellpoint. New name. Same commitment to you.
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Low-or no-cost health insurance with Wellpoint
Wellpoint offers health benefits to kids, families, and adults through Iowa Health Link and Hawki, the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs in Iowa.
Do you qualify?
You may qualify if:
You live in Iowa
Your monthly income is less than the amount below
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Benefits with Wellpoint
Nothing is more important than keeping you and your family healthy. We offer the care you need, plus extra benefits just for our members.
- Transportation assistance with a choice of one:
- $100 Uber gift card
- $100 gas card
- Bus pass
- $35 gift card to cover an oil change
- Up to $200 in car repair funds
- Choice of one item from various assistive device or wheelchair accessories for eligible members
- Choice of two asthma relief products for members with asthma
- Up to $100 in carpet cleaning per year for members with asthma
- E-reader and digital library membership for eligible long-term services and supports (LTSS) members
- Fresh food option for eligible members to choose one from:
- 10 ready-to-cook fresh meals
- Annual membership to Sam’s Club or Costco
- Annual membership for free grocery delivery or grocery shopping card
- Healthy results program for eligible adult members 18 and up, including:
- Gym membership (up to $100)
- Personal exercise and fitness kit
- WW (formerly Weight Watchers®) vouchers for 13 weeks of no-cost membership
- Access to on-demand fitness and exercise resources
- Home essentials for eligible foster care and LTSS members, including up to $50 worth of items such as bedding, dishes, cutlery, and more
- Personal care and hygiene products for eligible foster care and LTSS members
- Up to $75 in sensory products for eligible members
- Choice of up to two healthy lifestyle aids (such as digital scale, home blood pressure cuff, and more) for eligible members
- Home-delivered meals for eligible members after a hospital stay
- Emotional well-being resources and substance use disorder recovery support program for eligible members
- Community transportation: Up to ten round-trip community rides for eligible Iowa Health Link members
- Healthy kids program for eligible members ages 6–17, including:
- Up to three farm-fresh produce boxes
- Access to on-demand fitness and exercise resources
- Summer reading benefit of e-reader or Barnes & Noble gift card for eligible foster care members
- Annual meditation app subscription for eligible members, age 13 and older
- Up to $50 for a youth club membership to Boy or Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Club, YMCA, FFA, or 4-H
- Up to $200 worth of baby essentials, such as a car seat, portable crib, diapers, baby monitor, highchair, and more
- $100 worth of breastfeeding supplies and accessories
- Employment support program for eligible members 18 and up, including:
- Laptop computer at no cost
- $300 allowance toward internet services
- Up to $100 toward either employment certifications or uniform support
- High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) testing at no cost
- Up to $2,500 reintegration benefit to assist eligible members moving from a facility to home-based setting
Note: Some benefits have eligibility requirements and are subject to change.
Our doctors and hospitals
Our plan includes major hospital systems throughout Iowa. We work with thousands of doctors and specialists to make getting medical care easier. Use our search tool to see all the providers in our plan.
How to join Wellpoint
Apply for benefits
You can apply for benefits at any time. Enrollment is year-round.
Visit the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website to check your eligibility and apply for benefits online.
After you are approved for benefits, you’ll be assigned to a health plan. You can choose a different health plan using one of the ways listed below.
Change your plan to Wellpoint
You can change your health plan in one of these ways:
Call Iowa Medicaid Member Services at 800-338-8366 (TTY 800-735-2942) or dial 515-256-4606 in the local Des Moines area. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time.
Complete and return the change form that you received in the mail to the address below:
Member Services
PO Box 36510
Des Moines, IA 50315
Email your completed managed care organization (MCO) change form to Iowa Medicaid Member Services.
If you were assigned to Wellpoint, you don’t have to do anything to stay with us.
You can change your health plan:
Each year in the state’s annual open choice period
In the first 90 days of enrollment in Medicaid
Help for enrolling with Wellpoint
Call Iowa Medicaid Member Services at 800-338-8366 (TTY 800-735-2942) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time.