A family with children has income too high to qualify for state health insurance, but does not have enough money to purchase private health insurance. Which program would a nurse refer this family to for the children to receive health care coverage?
a. Medicare
b. Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP)
c. Medicaid
d. Social Security
ANS: B
CHIP is a federal and state partnership that is directed toward uninsured children and pregnant women in families with incomes too high to qualify for state Medicaid programs but too low to afford private coverage. Medicare is a government insurance program primarily offered to the elderly population. Social Security is not a health care insurance program.
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