Protecting The Future

By Andre Zayas

Children are the greatest resource that this country has. Today's children will someday grow up to be the doctors, lawyers and even politicians that make the world the way that it is today. A child today in Terrell may one day become the doctor who finds the cure for AIDS or a better cancer treatment increasing the odds of survival. Protecting these children and making sure that they get the chance to grow up is important. The Texas Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) can help to ensure that they grow up healthy and strong.

Visiting a Terrell nurse practitioner or doctor regularly with your child can help to make sure that your child is as healthy as possible. Many childhood illnesses are fairly harmless. However, when some of these illnesses go untreated or unnoticed, they can become very serious and cause damage to the child or even death. Unfortunately, many children in Terrell are underinsured. The CHIP program has been established to make sure that no child has to suffer needlessly.

Children are not the only people who can be covered underneath Terrell's CHIP insurance. Because a child's health can be affected as early as pregnancy, CHIP will also cover a pregnant woman. She will be able to get coverage for any necessary medication as well as prenatal check ups to make sure that the child is born as healthy as possible. Since many are uninsured, prenatal visits are often one of the first things a woman will push to the wayside in preparation for the high costs associated with giving birth. The CHIP program allows the woman to get those prenatal visits as well as covering the birth.

Making sure that each child is given the best chance at life, the Terrell CHIP program is in place to help. Uninsured and underinsured children and mothers-to-be can receive all of the medical care they need without worrying about breaking the bank.

Andre Zayas is a professionally syndicated author.