2007
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Statement on the SCHIP Conference Agreement
Cindy Mann, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, issued the following statement on the release of a State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) conference agreement. Putting America’s children first, House and Senate negotiators have produced a SCHIP conference agreement that will ensure that millions more children have the health care…
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Summary of The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
This issue brief provides a summary of the major provisions of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2007 that was approved by Congress in September 2007. As adopted, the bill proposes providing states with $35 billion over five years in new SCHIP and Medicaid funding to cover an additional four million children.…
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Op-Ed: House Republicans Should Override Veto on SCHIP
On Oct. 18, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to override the president’s veto of the reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. One week later, despite making significant changes in the legislation called for by House Republicans, the House again failed to get the two-thirds needed to overcome yet another threatened veto. Congressman…
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Moving Backward: New Federally Imposed Limits on States’ Ability to Cover Children
On August 17, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a SCHIP directive, imposing new conditions on states that want to offer affordable SCHIP coverage to children over 250 percent of the federal poverty level. This issue brief details the policy changes under the directive and the implications they will have on states…
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The Number of Uninsured Children Hits New High
WASHINGTON — After years of success in covering more of America’s children, new Census Bureau data released today show that the number of uninsured children has increased for the second consecutive year and has hit a new high, according to the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. In 2006, the number of uninsured children…
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Rules May Limit Health Program Aiding Children
The Bush administration, continuing its fight to stop states from expanding the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, has adopted new standards that would make it much more difficult for New York, California and others to extend coverage to children in middle-income families. Administration officials outlined the new standards in a letter sent to state health…
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New Bush Policies Limit Reach of Child Insurance Plan
The Bush administration, engaged in a battle with Congress over whether a popular children’s health insurance program should be expanded, has announced new policies that will make it harder for states to insure all but the lowest-income children. New administrative hurdles, which state health officials were told about late last week, are aimed at preventing…
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Considerations for Moving Forward
Author: Cindy Mann Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati – Presentation Document August 2007
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Summary of the Senate SCHIP Bill: The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
This issue brief provides a summary of the child health provisions of the SCHIP reauthorization bill that was approved by the U.S. Senate on August 3, 2007. The bill proposes providing states with $35 billion over five years in new SCHIP and Medicaid funding to cover an additional four million children.
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Summary of the House SCHIP Bill: Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007
This issue brief provides a summary of the child health provisions of the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 that was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on August 1, 2007. The bill proposes providing states with nearly $50 billion over five years in new SCHIP and Medicaid funding to cover an…
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States Moving Forward: Will the Federal Government Remain a Partner?
Author:Cindy Mann Capitol Beat — Presentation Document August 2007
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Statement on the Senate’s and House’s Approval of SCHIP Bills
Children were well served by their political leaders this week. Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate voted to approve legislation to reauthorize the SCHIP program and ensure that millions more of America’s children will have the health care coverage that they need. Read the Full Statement
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New Fight Over More Children’s Health Aid: Bush Vows to Veto Plan to Cover Three Million
WASHINGTON – The politically charged proposal to extend health insurance to more than 3 million poor and lower-income children nationally – one of the most ambitious domestic health proposals to come through Congress in the last decade – unfolded yesterday in the Senate under the shadow of a formal veto threat from President Bush. But…
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Uncertain Access to Needed Drugs: Florida’s Medicaid Reform Creates Challenges for Patients
This issue brief examines the prescription drug benefit available for Medicaid beneficiaries in Broward and Duval counties, the two pilot counties for Florida’s Medicaid reform program that began enrollment in September 2006. The research shows that half of the HMOs participating in the pilot are using the increased flexibility to limit their drug benefit. It…
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Statement on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman’s SCHIP Bill
Cindy Mann, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, issued the following statement on the release of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 (H.R. 3162) to renew the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman’s bill…
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New Poll Findings: Americans Strongly Support Extending SCHIP to More Children
WASHINGTON — The vast majority of American voters strongly support extending State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) coverage to more uninsured children, according to a nationwide poll released today by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. This is the first poll to ask voters about much debated issues –– such as covering parents and…
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SCHIP Reauthorization: What’s at Stake for Michigan
Author: Liz Arjun Michigan’s Promise & Voices for Michigan’s Children Training – Presentation Document July 2007
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SCHIP Reauthorization: Where We Are and Key Issues
Author: Dawn Horner National Association of Counties — Presentation Document July 2007
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Statement on the Senate Finance Committee Chairman’s SCHIP Proposal
Cindy Mann, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, issued the following statement on the release of the Senate Finance Committee chairman’ s proposal to renew the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): The release of the Senate Finance Committee Chairman’s proposal to renew the State Children’s Health Insurance Program sends…
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Children’s Coverage: Getting to the Finish Line: A View from the States
Author: Cindy Mann California State Legislature — Presentation Document June 2007