Due to the government shutdown, updates to information on this website may be limited or delayed. State Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) continue to operate. Continue to work with the programs in your state to access coverage. For more information about government operating status, visit OPM.gov.

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Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) State Program Information

To be eligible for payment under Title XXI, each state must submit a plan for the Secretary of Health and Human Services' approval that details how the state intends to:

  • Use the funds
  • Fulfill other requirements under the law and regulations at 42 CFR Part 457.

States can design their CHIP program in 1 of 3 ways:

  • Separate CHIP: a program in which a state receives federal funding to provide child health assistance to uninsured, low-income children that meets the requirements of section 2103 of the Social Security Act (the Act).
  • Medicaid expansion CHIP: a program in which a state receives federal funding to expand Medicaid eligibility to optional targeted low-income children that meets the requirements of section 2103 of the Act.
  • Both Separate CHIP and Medicaid expansion: a program in which a state receives federal funding to implement both a Medicaid expansion and a separate CHIP.

The maps below have more information about how each state has implemented its program.

CHIP Program Structure by State

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CHIP Program Structure Map Legend

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by State Coverage of Children

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CHIP Child Map Legend