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Washington. About 7 million children are uninsured because their parents believe they do not qualify for free or low-cost health insurance through the government, according to a study released today by the Covering Kids program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The survey showed that about four of five parents of eligible children would enroll their children in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) if they knew they qualified. CHIP, created in 1997, is a health insurance alternative for families who do not qualify for Medicaid, but do not earn enough to purchase private insurance. About 3 million children were enrolled in the program in 1999. Parents most likely to mistakenly believe their children are ineligible for low-cost health insurance are from households with two working parents or income above $25,000, according to the study. |
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