Medicaid and CHIP
CHIP: How Kids Get Health Coverage
CHIP covers checkups, dental, vision, and mental health care for kids, with total family costs capped at 5 percent of yearly income under federal law.
Medicaid and CHIP
Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, are public programs that provide health coverage to people with limited income and to many children. They are run by states under federal rules and paid for by both levels of government. The topic covers eligibility, enrollment, covered services, and funding, along with the agencies and legislatures that shape them.
People usually ask whether they or their family qualify and how to apply. They want to know what the programs cover, how coverage is kept or lost, how Medicaid works alongside Medicare, how states differ from one another, and how changes in funding affect coverage.
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