Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Children’s_Health_Insurance_Program_(CHIP)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Medicaid program
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid_Services
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:SCHIP
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:covers children
pregnant women
immunizations
prescription drugs
hospital care
vision care
dental care
doctor visits
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:Balanced_Budget_Act_of_1997
1997
gptkbp:eligibility family income too high for Medicaid but too low to afford private coverage
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:flexibility states design their own programs within federal guidelines
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
state governments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
gptkbp:numberOfChildrenCovered over 9 million (as of 2022)
gptkbp:renewable gptkb:Children’s_Health_Insurance_Program_Reauthorization_Act_of_2009
gptkb:Healthy,_Hunger-Free_Kids_Act_of_2010
gptkbp:targetAudience low-income families
gptkbp:typeOfCoverage gptkb:insurance
gptkbp:website https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UnitedHealthcare_Community_&_State
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7