The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is involved with the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly SCHIP) through research grants, research by AHRQ staff members, and educational programs. This page links to documents that describe AHRQ activities related to CHIP and other useful Web resources on CHIP.
AHRQ Research Grants:
Child Health Insurance Research Initiative (CHIRI™)
A summary of nine AHRQ-funded studies on public child health insurance programs and health care delivery systems.
AHRQ/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Activities:
Children's Health Care Quality: Activities Related to the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA)
A summary of AHRQ/CMS progress in implement the quality provisions of CHIPRA.
Learning from SCHIP I and Learning from SCHIP II
A summary of two meetings held to discuss studying SCHIP and its effects.
Additional Resources:
Help for Children Who Need Health Insurance (Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Outreach to eligible children and their families through food and nutrition programs.
Toward Improving Birth Outcomes Toolkit (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Two toolkits to help State agencies and health plans increase the quality of health care provided to Medicaid and CHIP enrollees.
Insure Kids Now (Low-Cost or Free Health Coverage)
Information on State's insurance programs and messages on the importance of children's health insurance.
Internet Citation:
Children's Health Insurance Program. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/child/schip.htm
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850