Children's Health Insurance Program

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Children's_Health_Insurance_Program
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Medicaid_program
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CHIP
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._federal_government
state governments
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Title_XXI_of_the_Social_Security_Act
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:covers children
pregnant women
immunizations
vision care
dental care
doctor visits
inpatient and outpatient hospital care
laboratory and X-ray services
prescriptions
routine check-ups
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1997
gptkbp:eligibility family income too high for Medicaid but too low to afford private coverage
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Balanced_Budget_Act_of_1997
gptkbp:flexibility states can design their own programs within federal guidelines
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:numberEnrolled over 9 million children (as of 2022)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Medicaid
gptkbp:renewable gptkb:Children's_Health_Insurance_Program_Reauthorization_Act_of_2009
gptkbp:targetAudience low-income families
gptkbp:website https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:Ted_Kennedy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Children's Health Insurance Program