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Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA ...
This legislation marked a new era in children's coverage by providing states with . (HHS) with developing standards by which states can measure the quality of .
http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Childrens-Health-Insurance-Program-CHIP/CHIPRA.html

CHIP Benefits | Medicaid.gov
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides comprehensive benefits to children. Since states have flexibility to design their own program within .
http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Childrens-Health-Insurance-Program-CHIP/CHIP-Benefits.html

Home | Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
...through Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. And with health insurance reforms and health care exchanges, we are improving .
http://www.cms.gov/

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Feb 2, 2001 . The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) . HHS has approved SCHIP plans for all 50 states, five U.S. territories, and the District .
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/SCHIP/factsheet.htm

Home | InsureKidsNow.gov
Learn More about Health Coverage in your State by Calling: . insurance coverage through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/

Children's Health Insurance Program Overview
A snapshot of policy issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program ( CHIP). . The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly the State . HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces Availability of $40 Million in Grants to Help .
http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/childrens-health-insurance-program-overview.aspx

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Q&A
For more information on SCHIP, please visit the State Children's Health Insurance Program at http://cms.hhs.gov/schip/. For specific information on the SCHIP .
http://www.mrsh.net/Firststep/FirstStep%20(D)/content/schip-qas.html

Offer #401-HHS-004
(401-HHS-003), supports the Governor and State Legislature's shared goal that all children in the state have health and dental coverage that meet standards of .
http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/docs/13-401-HHS-004-CHIP_Narrative.pdf

Reports on Health Reform
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a new report on the benefits of . The health care status quo is not an option for our states. . More Choices, Better Coverage: Health Insurance Reform and Rural America . A mainstay of coverage for children – dependent coverage under a parent's employer heath plan – can .
http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/index.html

HHS Issues Final Rule for State-Run Health Exchanges
Mar 14, 2012 . Health insurance plans that participate in an exchange. . Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and state Basic Health Plan .
http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/benefits/Articles/Pages/HealthExchangesRule.aspx

HHS Report Shows More American Children with Health Coverage
HHS Report Shows More American Children with Health Coverage. Progress Reflects Success of State Children's Health Insurance Program. Washington, DC .
http://affnet.ucp.org/ucp_channeldoc.cfm/1/16/11431/11431-11431/3907

Initial Guidance to States on Exchanges | HealthCare.gov
An Exchange is a mechanism for organizing the health insurance . process, not to establish an Exchange, HHS will work with the State to establish an Exchange. . the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and other health programs.
http://www.healthcare.gov/law/resources/regulations/guidance-to-states-on-exchanges.html

Health Insurance Reform for Consumers | Center for Medicare ...
Feb 27, 2012 . 4) Comparable coverage through State high risk pools, if applicable in your State. . and the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of . For additional information, you may e-mail us at phig@cms.hhs.gov.
http://www.cms.gov/HealthInsReformforConsume/

Recap of 80th Texas Legislature - Texas Health and Human ...
The program provides health coverage for one out of every three children in Texas, pays . Children make up about two-thirds of the state's Medicaid caseload.
http://www.hhs.state.tx.us/news/release/80Legislature.shtml

Federal Register | Medicaid Program: Initial Core Set of Health Care ...
Jan 4, 2012 . These core set measures will support HHS and its State partners in . HHS used a similar process to identify the initial set of health care . programs (including the initial core set of children's health care quality measures ).
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/01/04/2011-33756/medicaid-program-initial-core-set-of-health-care-quality-measures-for-medicaid-eligible-adults

State Health Insurance Exchange Legislation - The Commonwealth ...
Jan 11, 2012 . S. R. Collins and T. Garber, State Health Insurance Exchange Legislation: A . and the Children's Health Insurance Program are also determined . to work with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set up a .
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Blog/2011/Jun/State-Health-Insurance-Exchange-Legislation.aspx

Issues | Health Care Reform | Federal Funds Information for States
March 22, 2012: HHS Releases Update on Health Insurance Rates HHS . access to health insurance coverage through Medicaid and Children's Health .
http://www.ffis.org/issues/health-care-reform

How States Are Making Sure Coverage Is Available to Children
HHS also notes that the. Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) may also be a vehicle for insuring children. How States Are Making Sure. Coverage Is .
http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/health-reform/Making-Sure-Coverage-for-Kids-Is-Available.pdf

HHS unveils insurance plan for those with pre-existing conditions ...
Jun 30, 2010 . They will be run much like the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). . States where HHS runs the program will share the same plan .
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-06-30/health/health.insurance.plan_1_health-coverage-coverage-gap-health-insurance?_s=PM:HEALTH