Two working adults do not have access to health insurance for their family via their respective employers and they do not meet the financial criteria for Medicaid.For which of the following federal programs may the children in this family be eligible?

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The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is a public state insurance program established to provide insurance to uninsured children whose family is typically described as the working poor who do not meet Medicaid requirements.In this case, both parents work but neither has access to insurance through their employers.Additionally, they do not meet the financial requirements for Medicaid.Such a family would be eligible to enroll the children in the SCHIP program.In some states, any child who has not been covered by health insurance for 6 or more months may be enrolled, regardless of the family income.

Two Working Adults Do Not Have Access to Health Insurance