Medicaid & CHIP–What’s the Difference? New Fact Sheets

Almost 36% of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) use Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as their sole form of health insurance. The Catalyst Center has created new fact sheets, plus an infographic that explains the differences and similarities between these two public benefits programs and why Medicaid matters for CSHCN: 

Fact Sheet: Medicaid and Children with Special Health Care Needs/Disabilities: An Overview. Learn the basics of how Medicaid is funded and administered, children’s eligibility and benefits, state-to-state differences, optional pathways to Medicaid for children with disabilities, and additional resources that provide a more in-depth understanding.

Fact Sheet: The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Children with Special Health Care Needs: An Overview. Learn the basics of CHIP funding, administration, benefits, children’s eligibility and state-to-state differences.

Medicaid & CHIP: What’s the Difference? An infographic that provides an at-a-glance comparison of Medicaid and CHIP and the difference it makes for children with special health care needs.

For more resources on these two programs, visit the Catalyst Center Medicaid-related Resources page