Healthcare is critical for a child’s long-term well-being. Children who have access to insurance coverage are more likely to receive preventive care and services such as routine physicals, ...

Murphy is a resident physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Keppel is a resident physician at Brigham and Women’s and Boston Children’s hospitals. With the passage of President Trump’s tax bill and its ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Trump administration notified Ohio it would not consider a request that children from ages birth to four be continuously covered by Medicaid. The federal government’s ...

The Children's Health Insurance Program covers annual check-ups and more medical procedures for nearly 9 million kids in low-income families, but congressional bickering is putting it at risk, NBC ...

Discover how Medicaid and CHIP differ in coverage, eligibility, and benefits for low-income children, helping you navigate ...

TALLAHASSEE — A U.S. district judge Friday rejected a lawsuit filed by Florida challenging new federal guidelines in a program that provides subsidized health insurance to children. Tampa-based Judge ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Erin Booth’s five-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. She and her husband qualified for Medicaid under a program enacted during the health crisis and that federal ...

Insurance options for children include Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or private health insurance programs. Income levels can affect which insurance options a person’s ...