Posts tagged 'CHIP'

February 2, 2015
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Medicaid and CHIP Enrollments Rise by 10.1 Million

With all the focus on Obamcare enrollment numbers, Medicaid and the Children's Health insurance Program (CHIP) tend to take a back seat, but data just released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) show that both programs have risen by 10.1 million enrollees in the year since the launch of the marketplaces. This represents a 17.5 percent increase over the average monthly enrollm...
February 7, 2011
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CHIPRA Health Program Marks Two-Year Anniversary

On Super Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) marked its two-year anniversary, having been signed into law on the same day in 2009 by President Obama. To mark the moment, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sibelius noted that since CHIPRA's signing, more than 42 million children had been entered into CHIPRA state plan...