 TITLE: Government Assistance for Low-Income Families CONTENT: Medical Benefits\n----------------\nIf your income is low and you need help with medical costs for you or your family, you might be eligible for additional programs focused on meeting the health needs of Americans with limited income.\n*   **Medicaid****:** Medicaid provides free or low-cost health care to those with low income including people with disabilities, children, pregnant women and the elderly. You can apply through the government's health insurance marketplace or through your local state agency.\n*   **Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)****:** CHIP is a government health care program that fills the gap between Medicaid and private insurance to cover uninsured children in families who make too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to afford private health insurance. You can apply to CHIP the same ways you apply for Medicaid. END