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
Transitions of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Interview and Focus Group Findings
October 31, 2024
Medicaid plays a large role in covering health care services for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). As CYSHCN reach adulthood, they need to transition from child to adult coverage and health care, which can be challenging for beneficiaries and their families. Our work examined state policy on transitions of care and […]
Panel: Multi-Year Continuous Eligibility for Children
October 31, 2024
During this session, an expert panel discussed policies and considerations for state Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) multi-year continuous eligibility (CE) approaches, which are designed to mitigate churn. Churn occurs when individuals disenroll and re-enroll in health coverage within a short period of time, leading to disruptions in coverage. With the […]
Introduction to Work on Justice-Involved Youth
September 19, 2024
Medicaid and the criminal justice system share responsibility for providing health care to Medicaid enrollees who are involved in the justice system. MACPAC has examined the health needs of justice-involved adults but the Commission has not yet explored the specific needs of justice-involved youth. Federal law generally prohibits states from receiving federal matching funds for […]
