title: Managed care and the implementation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
abstract: More than two years after its enactment, the Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, issued proposed regulations implementing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), enacted under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. This program was enacted to provide health insurance coverage to the estimated 10 million uninsured children living in the United States. This article provides an overview of SCHIP and how it has been implemented in the various states.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Back
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008484:Medicaid; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D013219:State Government; D013221:State Health Plans; D014481:United States