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Logo of the Department of Health and Human Services. 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]
In Utah the CHIP program provides coverage for doctor visits, well-child exams, prescription drugs, hospitalization, labs and x-rays, hearing and eye exams, mental health services, physical therapy, and dental care. [4] CHIP enrollment requires the child be a US citizen. CHIP also dictates that no other health insurance is involved.
The Children’s Health Insurance Program, which insures 9.2 million Americans as of 2016, has been without federal funding since it expired Sept. 30. Though some short-term funding has been able ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards.
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), (H.R. 2, Pub. L. 114–10 (text)) commonly called the Permanent Doc Fix, is a United States statute. Revising the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 , the Bipartisan Act was the largest scale change to the American health care system following the Affordable Care Act in 2010.
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While risks associated with underfunded pensions for state and local government employees have been known for years, a new concern has arisen, pension rights advocates say. It centers on the ...
Between 2007 and 2009, CHIP eligibility was capped at families that were at or below 175 percent of the federal poverty level. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] CHIP covered 16,000 Montana children. [ 8 ] Although there was widespread support for expanding health insurance coverage for children, the legislature was unable to reach a consensus on the ...