Reports and Other Materials
National Evaluation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program: A Decade of Expanding Coverage and Improving Access contains seven components to its evaluation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, including an analysis of SCHIP enrollment, disenrollment, and reenrollment patterns based on the SCHIP Enrollment Data System. (September 2007) [Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.]
The Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirement One Year Later examines the citizenship documentation law, including changes that have been made since its implementation in July 2006, as well as its impact on states, Medicaid applicants, and Medicaid enrollees. The issue brief also discusses potential improvements to the requirement contained in the CHIP reauthorization legislation. (September 2007) [Families USA]
States have shown creativity and adaptability in developing outreach strategies to promote State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) enrollment. Evolution of State Outreach Efforts under SCHIP reviews how these strategies have changed using information from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The article notes that, over time, states have adapted their outreach to close the gaps in enrolling hard-to-reach populations by modifying their target populations, messages, and organizational strategies. (Summer 2007) [Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.]
The Administration’s Dubious Claims about the Emerging Children’s Health Legislation: Myth and Reality explains how a number of recent Administration claims about SCHIP reauthorization legislation, such as that it would advance a “Washington-run, government-owned” health plan designed to pave the way for a single-payer system, do not reflect reality. (July 2007) [Center on budget and Policy Priorities]
Medicaid Documentation Requirement Disproportionately Harms Non-Hispanics New State Data Show: Rule Mostly Hurts U.S. Citizen Children, Not Undocumented Immigrants uses newly available data that provide further evidence that the requirement, purportedly aimed at preventing undocumented immigrants from improperly obtaining Medicaid, is instead overwhelmingly affecting eligible U.S. citizens. (July 2007) [Center on budget and Policy Priorities]
New Medicaid Drug Use and Cost Data Highlight Issues for States after Medicare Part D examines a number of Medicaid prescription drug issues that states still need to address after the movement of dual eligibles into Medicare Part D. (June 2007) [Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.]
The Santa Clara County Children’s Health Initiative is an innovative effort to expand health coverage to low-income children in this California county. Stable Coverage Benefits Healthy Kids Children found that, when children remained covered, their use of preventive care grew, as did their parents' confidence about meeting their child's health care needs. Children also had fewer unmet needs for health care. (June 2007) [Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.]
Resources on Children and Family Health Coverage provides the information released in a policy briefing on state coverage trends for children and families. These policy reports include:
- “Enrolling Children in Medicaid and SCHIP: Insights from Focus Groups with Low-Income Parents”
- “SCHIP Turns 10: An Update on Enrollment and the Outlook on Reauthorization from the Program’s Directors”
- “Family Coverage under SCHIP Waivers”
- “Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for Low-Income Non-Citizen Children”
(May 2007) [Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured]
SCHIP Reauthorization: What's at Stake for the States? New state-specific reports show how much money states could gain from SCHIP Reauthorization and what that money would mean to the state's economy. (May 2007)
Best Practices: How States Can Reduce the Burden of the Citizenship Documentation Requirement reports on the results of a nationwide survey regarding how states are implementing the DRA. (May 2007) [Families USA]
Using Blunt Force on Missouri's Most Vulnerable Population analyzes the damage that could be done by SB 577, a proposal to replace the state's Medicaid program. (March 2007) [Families USA]
Health Opportunity Accounts: What Are They, and Why Should State Advocates Care? explains what health opportunity accounts (HOAs) are, how they operate, and who can and cannot participate in them. It also discusses why advocates should be concerned about this sweeping provision of the DRA. (March 2007) [Families USA]
The slide presentation Resuming the Path to Health Coverage for Children and Parents consists primarily of charts showing the state of health insurance access for families. States have shown renewed enthusiasm for covering the uninsured, especially children, but the DRA has also caused some setbacks. (January 9, 2007) [Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured]
Medicaid Enrollment in 50 States provides data on Medicaid enrollment by state, including information updated through June 2005. (December 2006) [Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured]
SCHIP and Children's Health Coverage: Leveling the Playing Field for Minority Children looks at the crucial role Medicaid and SCHIP play in covering children of color. (December 2006, updated June 2007) [Families USA]
SCHIP Program Enrollment: June 2005 Update tracks changes in enrollment in the SCHIP program from June 2004 to June 2005. Economic improvements allowed many states to relax restrictions on enrollment, resulting in a net increase in enrollment nationwide. Some states that still have heavy restrictions continued to show large decreases in enrollment. (December 2006) [Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured]
SCHIP 101: What Is the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and How Does It Work? explains the basics about SCHIP, including who qualifies for SCHIP, how SCHIP is financed, and whether eligible children are getting enrolled. (November 2006, updated June 2007) [Families USA]
SCHIP and Children's Health Coverage: Fitting the Pieces Together examines where children, including low-income children, get their health coverage, as well as how SCHIP and Medicaid have reduced the number of uninsured children. (November 2006, updated June 2007) [Families USA]
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