Medicaid State-sponsored Children's Health Insurance Program

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A health insurance program that provides health coverage to eligible children, through both Medicaid and separate Children's Health Insurance programs (CHIP). CHIP is administered by states, according to federal requirements. The program is funded jointly by states and the federal government.

**Synonyms:** - Medicaid/SCHIP - SCHIP - State-Sponsored Children's Health Insurance Program