This guide equips advocates and other changemakers with critical information for advancing equity in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), including program basics, an overview of major challenges and inequities experienced by children and families, and a summary of policy opportunities for advancing equity. It covers the following topics:

• an overview of the CHIP program
• key characteristics of the CHIP population
• providers and service delivery
• financing details
• barriers to access, quality, and equitable outcomes 
• documented disparities
• primary oversight entities and accountability mechanisms 
• policies and actions to reduce barriers and disparities
• a vignette illustrating the real-life experiences of families with CHIP coverage
• additional resources and a glossary

This guide is part of a larger project on inequities and policy levers in the US health care system. For the complete guide, visit https://www.urban.org/projects/guide-equity-us-health-care-system.