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The Children's Health Insurance Program Strengthens Children's Health Care
Academic Pediatrics
Vol. 15Issue 3SupplementS11–S12Published in issue: May, 2015
- James M. Perrin
- Robert Hall
Cited in Scopus: 1
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has provided substantial coverage for critical groups of children and youth since its inception in the 1990s. Meant to cover children in households with incomes greater than financial eligibility for Medicaid but unable to obtain health insurance through a parent's workplace, CHIP has played a major role in achieving the lowest rate of uninsurance among America's children ever.¹ With current funding through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (and due to expire in September 2015), CHIP also serves, along with Medicaid's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program, as health insurance tailored specifically to the needs of children.