CHIP

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CHIP is a U.S. government program that provides low-cost health coverage to children in families that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance.

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Label Occurrences
CHIP canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. federal-state program
public health insurance program
administeredBy Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
appliesToDemographic children
pregnant women in some states
canBeStructuredAs Medicaid expansion program
combination program
separate child health program
country United States
coverageArea District of Columbia
U.S. territories
all 50 U.S. states
createdBy Balanced Budget Act of 1997
formerName State Children's Health Insurance Program
fundedBy U.S. state governments
linked to: U.S. states

federal government of the United States
fundingStructure joint federal-state financing
hasAbbreviation SCHIP
hasAcronym CHIP
hasCharacteristic capped federal allotments to states
means-tested
state flexibility in program design
implementedBy District of Columbia
U.S. states
U.S. territories
inception 1997
legalForm Title XXI of the Social Security Act
legislativeExpansion Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
offers dental care coverage
doctor visits coverage
emergency services coverage
hospital care coverage
immunizations coverage
mental health services coverage
prescription drugs coverage
substance use disorder services coverage
vision care coverage
operatedBy federal government of the United States
purpose cover children in families with incomes too high for Medicaid but too low for private insurance
provide low-cost health coverage to uninsured children
reauthorizedBy Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
linked to: Affordable Care Act
relatedTo Medicaid
signedBy President Bill Clinton
linked to: Bill Clinton
sponsor Senator Edward Kennedy
linked to: Edward M. Kennedy

Senator Orrin Hatch
linked to: Orrin Hatch
startTime 1997
targetIncomeRange above Medicaid eligibility and below private insurance affordability

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