CHIP

Coverage doesn't equal access for children

by Kate Kairys on June 20, 2011

Nearly half of children in DC are covered by Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides health insurance to children from low-income families who do not qualify for Medicaid. This is a good thing, because it means that low-income children have health insurance. But unfortunately, being covered by Medicaid doesn't mean that children have access to treatment when they need it.

How many D.C. children stand to lose health care?

by Kate Kairys on June 13, 2011

Nearly half of all children under 18 in the District receive Medicaid – either directly or through CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program). It is a critical piece of the health care puzzle in our city, which actually has one of the highest coverage rates in the nation. But Republicans in Congress are pushing a new plan for Medicaid that would inevitably result in less coverage for our most vulnerable children.

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