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SCHIP may be of immediate use to some of your clients. Here are some tips to help you determine if you should pursue this program for your clients.

Tips:

bullet SCHIP Can Help Low-Income Uninsured Children
bullet Some States Have a Single Application Process for Medicaid and SCHIP

For more detailed information on SCHIP, scroll down.

SCHIP Can Help Low Income Uninsured Children
This program is designed to provide health insurance coverage to low income children who are uninsured and 18 years of age or younger. This program may be useful for low-income families who are homeless, or children who are homeless, uninsured, and 18 years of age or younger.

Some States Have a Single Application Process for Medicaid and SCHIP
If your client is not eligible for Medicaid because his/her income is too high, then SCHIP eligibility will be considered by the state.

>More information on SCHIP:

Benefits Your Client May Receive
What Makes Your Client Eligible
What Your Client Needs to Apply
If Your Client is an Immigrant
Contact Information
Sample Application
SCHIP Program Q & A
SCHIP Fact Sheet