CHIP Eligibility & Enrollment

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a joint federal and state program that provides health coverage to uninsured children in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but too low to afford private or group health plan coverage.

Learn more about Medicaid and CHIP eligibility levels , which vary by state and can range from as low as 170% up to 400% of the Federal poverty level (FPL).

There are three different populations in CHIP: children, pregnant women, and targeted low-income children from-conception-to-end-of-pregnancy

Eligibility for the populations is based on financial and non-financial information

States have several options to expand eligibility within these populations

There are also different enrollment strategies states can use, like express lane eligibility , continuous eligibility , and presumptive eligibility