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Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)

The total percent of a state’s Medicaid expenses that are paid for by the federal government. This percentage can vary from 50 percent to 83 percent. The FMAP for beneficiaries made eligible by the Affordable Care Act’s voluntary Medicaid expansion provisions will be 100 percent initially, scaling back to 90 percent in future years.

Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

A program administered by HHS that provides matching funds to states to provide medical services for children of uninsured families who are ineligible for Medicaid.