Florida Health Insurance

The Associated Press



TALLAHASSEE, FL -- With a child's visit to an emergency room possibly running up a bill in the thousands of dollars, parents who can't afford Florida health insurance for their children are facing an important deadline.



Requests for KidCare health insurance coverage must be in by Sunday.



Letters that come in after midnight on that day will be denied.



KidCare's director is Rose Naff. She says that to make sure a request reaches Tallahassee on time, parents and other caregivers of kids fax or e-mail requests.



Naff says people should attach a copy of their I-R-S W-2 wage statement and send it along by e-mail with the application.



She says the goal is to get about 100-thousand applications, so her office is encouraging people to not rely on snail mail.



The KidCare program has received about 70-thousand applications.



Applications can be faxed to 850-681-2131 or e-mailed to:



applyhealthykids.org