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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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
United States Department of Health and Human Services
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: United States
coverageArea District of Columbia
U.S. territories
all 50 U.S. states
createdBy Balanced Budget Act of 1997
formerName Children's Health Insurance Program
surface form: State Children's Health Insurance Program
fundedBy U.S. states
surface form: U.S. state governments

United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
fundingStructure joint federal-state financing
hasAbbreviation Children's Health Insurance Program
surface form: SCHIP
hasAcronym CHIP self-linksurface differs
hasCharacteristic capped federal allotments to states
means-tested
state flexibility in program design
implementedBy District of Columbia
U.S. states
United States territories
surface form: 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 United States government
surface form: 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
Affordable Care Act
surface form: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
relatedTo Medicaid
signedBy Bill Clinton
surface form: President Bill Clinton
sponsor Edward M. Kennedy
surface form: Senator Edward Kennedy

Orrin Hatch
surface form: Senator Orrin Hatch
startTime 1997
targetIncomeRange above Medicaid eligibility and below private insurance affordability

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