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State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
URL: http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/Health/ChildrensHealthInsuranceProgramOverview/tabid/14510/Default.aspx

Description:
Background and updates about the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which was "created by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, enacted Title XXI of the Social Security Act, ... [which helps] states insure low-income children who are ineligible for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance." Includes a SCHIP primer and many links to policy documents and other resources on SCHIP reauthorization. From the National Conference of State Legislatures.

LII Topics: Children's Health, Health, Health Costs & Insurance, Insurance

Publisher:
National Conference of State Legislatures

LII Database Information:
Record 27753 created by Jennifer English on 01/14/2009
Last modification on 09/28/2009
Published: 02/05/2009  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27753

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