Family Access to Medical Insurance Security

Welcome to FAMIS

On this site, you will find information about Virginia's health insurance programs: FAMIS - the Children's Health Insurance Program; FAMIS MOMS - for pregnant women; and FAMIS Select - Premium Assistance Program.

FAMIS is Virginia's program that helps families provide health insurance to their children. Health insurance is important to make sure that kids are able to get all the help they need to grow up healthy. FAMIS stands for Family Access to Medical Insurance Security.

Working together, we will make sure your children get the high quality health insurance they need.

FAMIS Teens

Teens need health insurance too. Check out the interactive FAMIS Teens page to get health facts, share your story, download ringtones and enter the Scavenger Hunt to win prizes.

Meet Julia

Julia is a single mother. After she lost her job through downsizing, she needed help with health insurance for her three daughters.

Staying Healthy

Here you can learn what you need to know to keep your family healthy - from when you first become pregnant right up through your teenager's 18^th year.

Text4Baby

Learn more about this FREE program.