CHIP allows states to provide health coverage to uninsured ________ in families that do not qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private health insurance.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
children
Originally known as the State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP), CHIP was reenacted in 2009 and allows states to provide health coverage to uninsured children in families whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid but too low to afford private insurance.
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