In the absence of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), most children covered by these programs would be:

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In 2013, the two programs covered more than 37% of all children. Children from families with low incomes in the United States received dental coverage through Medicaid and CHIP during at least part of the previous year. The ACA expansion of Medicaid and CHIP enables more children to be eligible for dental benefits because dental benefits are considered essential health benefits by ACA. In December 2014, it was estimated that over 28 million children were enrolled in Medicaid, and 5.7 million were enrolled in CHIP. The 2018 projection is an expected increase of 3.2 million children with Medicaid and CHIP dental benefits.

In the Absence of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance