Children's Health Insurance Program

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Almanac of Policy Issues: CHIP :

- Background information and links on the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Covering Kids & Families :

- National health access initiative for low-income, uninsured children, offering information on child health outreach, enrollment, and simplification strategies.
Families USA :

- Provides advocacy for consumers of family health care by acting as a watchdog over children's payer programs
FAMIS, Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan :

- FAMIS is Virginia's new low-cost health insurance for children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but do not have private health insurance.
Insure Kids Now :

- A White House initiative managed by the Department of Health and Human Services to insure America's children.
Maryland Covering Kids :

- Maryland Covering Kids aids enrollment of children into public and private health insurance through outreach activities.
Maternal & Child's Health Policy :

- Specializes in issues affecting children, including those with special health care needs and those from low-income families.
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health :

- Research center at Georgetown University. Issue papers on outreach and CHIP.
SD Children's Special Health Services :

- Use this page to find out about diagnostic, consultative, and care coordination services for children with special health care needs, including financial assistance
West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition :

- A diverse group of individuals, agencies and organizations, both private and public, committed to improving access to quality health care for West Virginia’s children and families.
Children's Health Care :

- An estimated 10 million children have no medical insurance. Online NewsHour Transcript with Elizabeth Farnsworth and two health care experts. (August 27, 1997)