Title XXI of the Social Security Act
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Title XXI of the Social Security Act is the federal statutory authority that created and governs the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), providing health coverage to uninsured children in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute title
ⓘ
legal authority for public health insurance program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allows |
Medicaid expansion programs for children
ⓘ
combination child health insurance programs ⓘ separate child health insurance programs ⓘ |
| appliesToProgram | Children’s Health Insurance Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizes | federal payments to states for child health assistance ⓘ |
| benefitsInclude |
immunizations
ⓘ
inpatient hospital services ⓘ outpatient services ⓘ prescription drugs ⓘ preventive care services ⓘ primary care services ⓘ well-child care ⓘ |
| contains |
benefit requirements for CHIP
ⓘ
cost-sharing limitations for CHIP ⓘ data reporting requirements for CHIP ⓘ eligibility standards for CHIP ⓘ maintenance of effort requirements for states ⓘ outreach and enrollment provisions for CHIP ⓘ quality and performance measurement provisions for CHIP ⓘ |
| coordinationWith | Medicaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| establishes | Children’s Health Insurance Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism |
capped federal allotments to states
ⓘ
federal matching funds ⓘ |
| governs | Children’s Health Insurance Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
U.S. states
ⓘ
U.S. territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | state plans ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | federal-state partnership for children’s health coverage ⓘ |
| objective | to reduce the number of uninsured children in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | Social Security Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
children’s health
ⓘ
health insurance ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| programAcronym | CHIP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide health coverage to uninsured children in low- and moderate-income families ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Medicaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Title XIX of the Social Security Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
federal approval of state child health plans
ⓘ
state child health plans ⓘ |
| shortName | Title XXI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
children in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid
ⓘ
low-income children ⓘ uninsured children ⓘ |
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