CHIP
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a joint federal-state program established to provide coverage to uninsured children in families whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid. In fiscal year (FY) 2022, 8.3 million children received CHIP-funded coverage. Spending in states and territories for FY 2022 totaled $22.3 billion ($16.9 billion federal, $5.4 billion state). Under current law, CHIP allotments are provided through FY 2029. Learn more about CHIP and MACPAC’s analysis of its future.
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Featured Publications
Panel on Ensuring Appropriate Access to Residential Treatment for Children and Youth
January 23, 2025
During this session, an expert panel discussed policies and considerations to ensure that Medicaid-enrolled children and youth with serious behavioral health conditions are able access effective, medically necessary treatment services in residential settings. Panelists discussed the opportunities and challenges states, providers, and beneficiaries face in designing, implementing, and sustaining residential treatment services, as well pre-admission […]
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Transitions from Pediatric to Adult Care Policy Options
January 23, 2025
MACPAC staff presented revised policy options to address challenges related to transitions from pediatric to adult care for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). Staff initially presented policy options at the December meeting. The policy options focus on requiring states to develop a strategy for transitions of care for CYSHCN, which includes […]
Transitions of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Policy Considerations and Options
December 12, 2024
As children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) reach adulthood, they need to transition from a pediatric to adult model of care. Findings from our work demonstrate that Medicaid-covered CYSHCN can experience challenges with this transition. This session provided a summary of findings and challenges, including those related to a lack of clearly […]
