Children's Health Insurance Program

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The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a U.S. federal-state initiative that provides low-cost health coverage to uninsured children and, in some states, pregnant women in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid but too low to afford private insurance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal-state program
public health insurance program
social welfare program
administeredBy Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
country United States
coversService dental care in many states
doctor visits
emergency services
hospital care
immunizations
prescription drugs
eligibilityCriterion family income above Medicaid threshold
family income below specified state CHIP income limit
focusesOn reducing uninsured rate among children
fundingStructure jointly funded by federal government and U.S. states
hasAcronym CHIP
hasBeneficiary families with incomes too high for Medicaid but too low for private insurance
pregnant women in some U.S. states
uninsured children
hasComponent Medicaid expansion CHIP programs
linked to: Medicaid

separate state CHIP programs
hasCostSharing copayments in many states
low premiums in many states
hasPurpose provide low-cost health coverage to uninsured children
implementedBy U.S. state governments
linked to: U.S. states
inception 1997
isComplementaryTo Medicaid
language English
legalBasis Balanced Budget Act of 1997
legalForm federal-state partnership
legislatedBy United States Congress
monitoredBy Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
partOf United States public health insurance system
policyArea child welfare
health care
prohibits coverage denial based on pre-existing conditions for children
reauthorizedBy Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act-related provisions and later legislation
regulates eligibility standards set within federal guidelines
relatedTo Affordable Care Act
Medicaid expansion
requires state plans approved by federal government
sector public sector
shortName CHIP
signedIntoLawBy Bill Clinton
targetPopulation low-income children
typeOfBenefit health insurance coverage
website https://www.medicaid.gov/chip/index.html

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United States Secretary of Health and Human Services hasAuthorityOver Children's Health Insurance Program
United States Department of Health and Human Services overseesProgram Children's Health Insurance Program
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services overseesProgram Children's Health Insurance Program
Medicaid relatedProgram Children's Health Insurance Program
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services oversightArea Children’s Health Insurance Program
subject linked to: Office of the Inspector General
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Clinton administration healthPolicy Children’s Health Insurance Program
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Alaska Department of Health responsibleFor Children’s Health Insurance Program in Alaska
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Office of Health Insurance Programs administers Child Health Plus program
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation responsibleForProgram Children’s Health Insurance Program
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Title II Role of Public Programs focusesOn Children’s Health Insurance Program
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services responsibleForProgram Children’s Health Insurance Program
subject linked to: CMS
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage appliesToProgram Children’s Health Insurance Program (for certain services)
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 affectsProgram Children's Health Insurance Program
Children's Health Insurance Program hasAbbreviation SCHIP
subject linked to: CHIP
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Children's Health Insurance Program formerName State Children's Health Insurance Program
subject linked to: CHIP
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 relatedTo State Children's Health Insurance Program
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Texas Health and Human Services Commission oversees Children’s Health Insurance Program in Texas
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Office of Audit Services, HHS OIG oversightOf Children's Health Insurance Program
Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, HHS OIG oversightArea Children's Health Insurance Program
Oregon Health Plan includesProgram Children’s Health Insurance Program
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
United States healthcare system includesProgram Children's Health Insurance Program
Georgetown Center for Children and Families focusesOn Children's Health Insurance Program
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 affectsProgram State Children’s Health Insurance Program
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program
Subcommittee on Health hasJurisdictionOver Children's Health Insurance Program
HCERA affectsProgram Children's Health Insurance Program
111-148 affectsProgram Children’s Health Insurance Program
linked to: Children's Health Insurance Program