SCHIP news and information

The chief financial officer of the CMS' Office of Financial Management had few answers to a host of questions from lawmakers about Medicare's secondary-payer regime during a congressional oversight hearing Wednesday.
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The political toxicity of proposals to change Medicare as part of deficit reduction efforts has increased the focus in Washington on possible cuts to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
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President Barack Obama has joined Republicans in putting spiraling healthcare costs squarely in his sights to attack the growth of the nation's debt.
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The State Children's Health Insurance Program, known as SCHIP or CHIP, is administered by HHS, providing matching funds to states for health insurance to families with children. It was designed to cover uninsured children in low-income families with incomes still too high to qualify for Medicaid.
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