CHIP Resources
The CHIP Works pages reflect the 2015 campaign and are not currently being updated.
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Below you’ll find a collection of state and national resources about CHIP and what it means to thousands of working families and children across the country. We encourage you to share these materials with your networks to help the campaign raise awareness of the CHIP funding issue and encourage other organizations to join CHIP Works Colorado.
CHIP Stories
Families from across Colorado are impacted every day through access to quality, affordable healthcare. CHIP helps create that access for thousands of those families.
» Read about some of their stories
Colorado Resources
- CHIP Works CO Fact Sheet (PDF)
- CHIP in the Health Care Landscape (PDF)
- What’s at Stake Infographic (PDF)
- National Academy for State Health Policy Colorado CHIP Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper supports continued funding for Colorado’s CHIP program (PDF)
- CHP+ Website
- Letter to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (PDF) – December 18, 2014
- The Denver Post calls for continued funding for Colorado’s CHIP program, urges congress to act – Denver Post, October 29, 2014
- CHIP Continues to Be Affordable, Comprehensive…and Necessary – Health News Colorado, July 30, 2014
- Congress has work to do for uninsured children of Colorado – Denver Post, February 28, 2014
National Resources
- CHIP Resources – First Focus
- Sharing Success Stories toolkit – Community Catalyst
- Give Our Kids a Winning Hand campaign – MomsRising
- Comparison of Benefits and Cost Sharing Children’s Health Insurance Programs to Qualified Health Plans – First Focus
- CHIP Letter of Support – National Governors Association, February 18, 2015
- Lawmakers: Kids will lose coverage without CHIP funding – The Hill, December 3, 2014
- Obamacare ‘Glitch’ Puts Subsidies Out Of Reach For Many Families – NPR, December 2, 2014
- Health Policy Brief: The Family Glitch – Health Affairs, November 10, 2014
- Evaluation shows CHIP’s positive impact – Children’s Dental Health Project, October 31, 2014
- ‘Family glitch’ could put children’s health insurance at risk – Washington Post, October 2, 2014
- Children’s Health Insurance at a Crossroads – New York Times, September 21, 2014
- Fate of Children’s Insurance Program Is Called Into Question at Senate Hearing – New York Times, September 16, 2014
Social Media Resources
Social media is one of the most effective ways to spread our message and reach lawmakers on this issue. Use the hashtag #CHIPWorksCO in your Colorado conversations.
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