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Medicaid & SCHIP: Enrollment and Outreach

Determining Income Eligibility in Children’s Health Coverage Programs: How States Use Disregards in Children’s Medicaid and SCHIP
A new brief describes the purpose of income disregards when considering the Medicaid or SCHIP eligibility of children in working families and examines the implications of prohibiting such disregards for health coverage in public programs.

New Survey Indicates Medicaid Enrollment Declines for the First Time in Nearly a Decade
The annual 50 state survey on Medicaid and state budget actions reports a 0.5 percent enrollment decline in fiscal year 2007 and that, with an improved economy, 42 states are planning to expand coverage for the uninsured in the next year.

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Kaiser Fast Facts -- May 2008
“Kaiser Fast Facts” features “QuickTakes” and “Kaiser Slides” – two tools that provide direct access to facts, data and slides about the nation's health care system and programs, in an easy-to-use format. “QuickTakes” presents an inventory of facts-at-a-glance and "Kaiser Slides" allows Web visitors to freely view, download and print graphics and tables of health policy statistics and trends.

Determining Income Eligibility in Children’s Health Coverage Programs: How States Use Disregards in Children’s Medicaid and SCHIP -- May 2008

This brief describes the purpose of income disregards when considering the Medicaid or SCHIP eligibility of children in working families and examines the implications of prohibiting such disregards for health coverage in public programs.

Current Issues in Medicaid: A Mid-FY2008 Update Based on a Discussion with Leading Medicaid Directors -- January 2008

This report provides a brief mid-fiscal year 2008 update on current issues in Medicaid, from the perspective of state Medicaid directors who administer the program.

Health Coverage for Children and Families in Medicaid and SCHIP: State Efforts Face New Hurdles -- January 2008

The seventh annual 50-state survey of eligibility rules, enrollment and renewal procedures, and cost-sharing practices in Medicaid and SCHIP for children and families reports that nearly two-thirds of states expanded access to Medicaid and SCHIP between July 2006 and January 2008.

NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Survey: Public Views on SCHIP Reauthorization -- October 2007
This October 2007 survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines the public’s views and opinions of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the pending legislation surrounding its reauthorization.

Medicaid Enrollment & Spending Trends -- October 2007

This fact sheet summarizes trends of enrollment and spending in the Medicaid program from 2000 to 2006.

As Tough Times Wane, States Act to Improve Medicaid Coverage and Quality: Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008 -- October 2007

The annual 50 state survey on Medicaid and state budget actions reports a 0.5 percent enrollment decline in fiscal year 2007 and that, with an improved economy, 42 states are planning to expand coverage for the uninsured in the next year.

Why Did Medicaid Spending Decline in 2006? A Detailed Look at Program Spending and Enrollment, 2000-2006 -- October 2007

This issue brief finds that Medicaid spending declined for the first time in the program’s 40-plus year history in Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, falling by 0.2 percent.

New Survey Indicates Medicaid Enrollment Declines For First Time In Nearly A Decade -- October 2007

The annual 50 state survey on Medicaid and state budget actions reports a 0.5 percent enrollment decline in fiscal year 2007 and that, with an improved economy, 42 states are planning to expand coverage for the uninsured in the next year.

Resources on Children and Family Health Coverage -- May 2007
The Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured released several new resources on health coverage for children and families, including a new state health coverage initiative tracker, at a policy briefing on state coverage trends.

“Kaiser Fast Facts” features “QuickTakes” and “Kaiser Slides” – two tools that provide direct access to facts, data and slides about the nation's health care system and programs, in an easy-to-use format. “QuickTakes” presents an inventory of facts-at-a-glance and "Kaiser Slides" allows Web visitors to freely view, download and print graphics and tables of health policy statistics and trends.

This brief describes the purpose of income disregards when considering the Medicaid or SCHIP eligibility of children in working families and examines the implications of prohibiting such disregards for health coverage in public programs.

This report provides a brief mid-fiscal year 2008 update on current issues in Medicaid, from the perspective of state Medicaid directors who administer the program.

The seventh annual 50-state survey of eligibility rules, enrollment and renewal procedures, and cost-sharing practices in Medicaid and SCHIP for children and families reports that nearly two-thirds of states expanded access to Medicaid and SCHIP between July 2006 and January 2008.

This October 2007 survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines the public’s views and opinions of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the pending legislation surrounding its reauthorization.

This fact sheet summarizes trends of enrollment and spending in the Medicaid program from 2000 to 2006.

The annual 50 state survey on Medicaid and state budget actions reports a 0.5 percent enrollment decline in fiscal year 2007 and that, with an improved economy, 42 states are planning to expand coverage for the uninsured in the next year.

This issue brief finds that Medicaid spending declined for the first time in the program’s 40-plus year history in Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, falling by 0.2 percent.

The annual 50 state survey on Medicaid and state budget actions reports a 0.5 percent enrollment decline in fiscal year 2007 and that, with an improved economy, 42 states are planning to expand coverage for the uninsured in the next year.

The Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured released several new resources on health coverage for children and families, including a new state health coverage initiative tracker, at a policy briefing on state coverage trends.

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Medicaid/SCHIP: Enrollment and Outreach

In 2001, more than nine million children were without health insurance coverage. The vast majority of these uninsured children reside in low-income families and are eligible to sign up for coverage under Medicaid or SCHIP. Nevertheless, they remain uninsured because their parents have not been able to enroll them in public programs due to a lack of knowledge about the programs and burdensome application and enrollment procedures. After SCHIP was enacted in August of 1997, nearly all states launched outreach campaigns to educate families about the availability of publicly-financed health care coverage for low-income children or took significant steps to simplify their child health application and renewal procedures. More recently, however, some states have reversed improvements in their child health application and renewal procedures in response to fiscal problems, making it once again more difficult for eligible children to enroll in coverage.