BillingsGazette.com :: CHIP eligibility standards changed

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HELENA -- Eligibility guidelines for Montana's insurance plan for low-income children are changing because of a recent change in the federal definition of "poverty." To be eligible for the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, a family's income must be at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, which are calculated each year using the Consumer Price Index and statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. This year's guidelines were released Jan. 24 and took effect Wednesday.