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 "title": "Continuous Eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP Coverage",
 "summary": "States have the option to provide children with 12 months of continuous coverage through Medicaid and CHIP, even if the family experiences a change in income during the year.",
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 "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov",
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 "posted": "2018-12-20",
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}