SCHIP Program Enrollment: December 2003 Update

July 2004 SCHIP Program Enrollment: December 2003 Update For the past six years, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has provided states with an effective vehicle to expand health insurance coverage for low-income children. SCHIP, together with the larger Medicaid program, has made substantial gains in reducing the nation's number of uninsured children. However, 2003 marked a turning point for enrollment in SCHIP. Despite the program's striking success in covering low-income children, ongoing fiscal difficulties led some states to make program changes that led to reductions in SCHIP enrollment. As of December 2003, SCHIP . . .