Center for Children and Families

(3/12/10)

The Importance of Medicaid Fiscal Relief for Children and Families

In the current recession, Medicaid has become more important than ever, offering coverage to an additional 2 million children. This issue brief explores the role that Medicaid fiscal relief has played in sustaining affordable coverage options for children and their families during these uncertain times, and the risk of unraveling the progress that has been made in recent years if it is not extended.

Holding Steady: Medicaid Fiscal Relief and its Implications for America's Children and Families

(3/12/10)

Ohio Accepts HHS Challenge to Enroll All Eligible Kids

Ohio became the first state to formally accept HHS Secretary Sebelius' challenge to try to enroll all eligible, but unenrolled children in Medicaid and CHIP. Governor Ted Strickland announced that Ohio will implement three specific policies to move toward that goal: 12-month continuous eligibility, presumptive eligibility, and Express Lane Eligibility. 

Blog: Ohio Accepts Sebelius' Challenge to Enroll All Eligible Kids

(3/10/10)

Access Challenges Occur with Private Insurance and Medicaid

Medicaid has been instrumental in meeting the health needs of millions of children and families, and through health reform, the program would be expanded to meet the needs of millions more. Joan Alker argues that policymakers should be focused on how to add Medicaid participants effectively rather than using access challenges, which happen in private and public coverage alike, as an excuse not to do meaningful reform.

Blog: Should We be Adding People to Medicaid?

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