CHIP – Pennsylvania’s Health Insurance, Uninsured Children/Teens

Is your child or teen in need of health insurance? No matter the reason(s) your children might not have health insurance, CHIP (handled by the Department of Human Services) may be able to help you.

Since 1992, when signed into law by then-Governor Robert P. Casey, the Children’s Health Insurance Program — or CHIP — continues to be Pennsylvania’s program to provide health coverage to uninsured children and teens who are not eligible for or enrolled in Medicaid/Medical Assistance.

There are a lot of reasons kids may not have health insurance — maybe their parents lost a job, don’t have health insurance at work, or maybe other options just cost too much. Whatever the reason, CHIP may be able to help.

According to the Department of Human Services, nine out of 10 CHIP parents report satisfaction with their child’s health plan, and 96 percent received an appointment for checkups and vaccinations as soon as they wanted.

For more information on CHIP, check out CHIP – Department of Human Services.