State Children's Health Insurance Program

State Children's Health Insurance Program

Introduction

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was founded in 1997 as Title XXI of the Social Security Act as component of the BBA 1997 (Balanced Budget Act). State's children health insurance program along with Medicaid offers low-income children a security for health insurance and has aided to appreciably diminish the amount of low-income uninsured kids.

Discussion

Children Health Insurance Program provides health coverage at low cost for children from families with incomes too high to be eligible for Medicaid and cannot afford private health insurance. Children Health Insurance Program is a partnership program between ...