Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program

Health Care Reform (HCR)

 

Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program

 

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provide health coverage to income eligible children and families in Illinois. Health care reform included many changes to these programs, as well as a maintenance of effort requirement for states that went into effect on March 23, 2010.

 

For more information about some of the Medicaid and CHIP changes, read IMCHC’s Medicaid and CHIP Policy Brief

Some of our favorite websites to visit for more information about Medicaid and CHIP include:

 

If you would like to learn more about the maintenance of effort requirement for Medicaid and Chip, please read IMCHC’s Maintenance of Effort Policy Brief.