| Following the 2005 U.S. Census figures, 8.3 million | | | | qualification requirements for participating in the SCHIP. |
| children in the US do not have health insurance. What | | | | Here are some of the cover services in the SCHIP: |
| this implies is that more than eleven percent of children | | | | Immunization, Prescription medication, Dental Care, |
| in the United States get limited access to quality health | | | | Vision Care, Regular physician visits and emergency |
| care like immunizations, prescriptions and regular health | | | | care etc. |
| check ups. This situation is even worse for children | | | | Things to note about SCHIP: |
| with poor backgrounds. About twenty percent of poor | | | | Children whose parents are under $34, 100 per year |
| children do not get coverage; this was made clear in | | | | can get their medical insurance service using the |
| the 2005 Census data. | | | | SCHIP. Immigration status is not really an important |
| The SCHIP system is now available to help out in | | | | information for parents filing for this program. SCHIP |
| situations like this. So, what is SCHIP and what are the | | | | has been functioning for about twelve years now and |
| benefits associated with participating in it? SCHIP | | | | it is sure doing a great job. This program wont affect |
| stands for 'State Children's Health Insurance Program'. | | | | parents work status since it is not a welfare program. |
| This program is run by Medicaid with the main | | | | There are many useful tips and professional counseling |
| responsibility of providing medical insurance for poor | | | | service available on health insurance needs for children. |
| children under the age of 18. | | | | You can get these details easily and quickly too; simply |
| The benefits you get in the SCHIP are dependent in | | | | request for one. |
| your residence state. Different states have different | | | | |