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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
Take Charge Plus
Take Charge Plus provides health coverage for family planning and family planning-related services.
What does Take Charge Plus Cover?
- 7 office visits (per calendar year), including a well visit and care related to family planning
- Prescriptions and lab work related to family planning or family planning-related services
- Birth control (including pills, patches, implants, injections, condoms, diaphragms and IUDs)
- Cervical cancer screening and treatment for cervical dysplasia
- Contraceptive counseling and education
- Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs other than HIV/AIDS and hepatitis)
- Voluntary sterilization for males and females (over age 21)
- Vaccines for males and females for the prevention of HPV (the virus that causes cervical cancer in women)
- Transportation for family planning appointments
Services, prescriptions and supplies must be related to family planning.
Not sure if you qualify? Apply to find out.
Got a renewal letter in the mail?
Who Can Get Coverage?
Males and females with income equal to or below these limits:
| Family Size | Monthly Income Limit |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,800 |
| 2 | $2,433 |
| 3 | $3,065 |
| 4 | $3,698 |
| 5 | $4,330 |
| 6 | $4,963 |
| 7 | $5,595 |
| 8 | $6,228 |
| For each extra person, add $633 | |