THREE KEY THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CHIP

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THREE KEY THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CHIP

• CHIP covers about 12 percent of the nations
  children.
• CHIP is jointly funded by the federal and state
  governments and is designed to give states
  flexibility to tailor the program to fit unique
  needs.
• CHIP plays an important role in keeping insurance
  affordable for families.
• CHIP was created in 1997 and covers children in
  families that are not eligible for Medicaid due
  to their income, but still have difficulty
  purchasing health insurance. Chip health
  insurance in pa was enacted years ago and helped
  in dropping down the percentage of uninsured
  children from 14 percent to 5 percent.
• Source- pgpf.org