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The largest provider of Medicaid and CHIP coverage in Central Texas, Superior HealthPlan, was not chosen by Texas' Health and Human Services Commission to continue as a Medicaid or CHIP provider ...
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which operates these programs — called STAR and CHIP — shocked many pediatric providers in Tarrant County in March when it decided not to award ...
According to a recent report by Texas 2036, an Austin nonprofit think tank, nearly half of all uninsured children in Texas are qualified for CHIP or Medicaid but are not enrolled. Texas has ...
Medicaid is the largest source of funding for medical and health-related services for people with low income in the United States, providing free health insurance to 85 million low-income and disabled people as of 2022; [3] in 2019, the program paid for half of all U.S. births. [4]
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – formerly known as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) – is a program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides matching funds to states for health insurance to families with children. [1] The program was designed to cover ...
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) is the child health component of Medicaid. Federal statutes and regulations state that children under age 21 who are enrolled in Medicaid are entitled to EPSDT benefits and that States must cover a broad array of preventive and treatment services. Unlike private insurance, EPSDT is ...
Texas must reform its administrative processes for Medicaid and CHIP to ensure that children who are eligible remain enrolled and those who are uninsured but eligible can access the care they need ...
In the United States, health insurance coverage is provided by several public and private sources. During 2019, the U.S. population overall was approximately 330 million, with 59 million people 65 years of age and over covered by the federal Medicare program. The 273 million non-institutionalized persons under age 65 either obtained their ...