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The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP): Provides health coverage to eligible children through both Medicaid and separate CHIP programs. Children eligible for CHIP are in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but too low to afford private coverage.
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a joint federal and state program that provides health coverage to uninsured children in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but too low to afford private coverage.
Medicaid provides health coverage to millions of Americans, including eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. Medicaid is administered by states, according to federal requirements.
State Profiles. Every state’s Medicaid and CHIP program is changing and improving – most states are expanding coverage for low-income adults; all states are modernizing their Medicaid/CHIP eligibility, enrollment and renewal processes and systems, and taking advantage of many of the new flexibilities provided by the Affordable Care Act.
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that, together with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), provides health coverage to over 77.9 million Americans, including children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and individuals with disabilities.
See if you're eligible for Medicaid or CHIP. Check on a Medicaid or CHIP application. Get a Medicaid or CHIP replacement card. Check on Medicaid or CHIP claims. Find a Medicaid or CHIP health care provider. Choose your state below for the contact information you need to get started.
States with a Medicaid Expansion CHIP program must provide the Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit for children and adolescents. EPSDT provides comprehensive coverage for prevention, diagnostic, and treatment services for low-income infants, children, and adolescents under age 21, as specified in ...
States can design their CHIP program in 1 of 3 ways: Separate CHIP: a program in which a state receives federal funding to provide child health assistance to uninsured, low-income children that meets the requirements of section 2103 of the Social Security Act (the Act).
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides federal matching funds to states to provide health coverage to children in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but who can't afford private coverage.
Find out more on Medicaid and CHIP flexibilities, coverage, and benefits related to COVID-19. The Medicaid continuous enrollment condition, authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, ended on March 31, 2023.