| State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) | The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is a program that was created in 1997 (part of the Social Security Act) to offer health insurance to more than 5 million uninsured children in the United States. SCHIP is a program of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that is funded by a partnership between federal and state governments, and implemented by the states. It is designed for families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but who cannot afford private insurance. (See cms.hhs.gov/home/schip.asp.)
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