Premium Assistance Programs: How are They Financed and Do States Save Money

Premium assistance programs use federal and state Medicaid and/or SCHIP funds to subsidize the purchase of private health insurance. This issue brief examines premium assistance programs implemented in five states to determine how they are financed, their eligibility, benefit, and cost-sharing requirements, their methods for determining cost-effectiveness, and cost savings.

 

Joan Alker is the Executive Director of the Center for Children and Families and a Research Professor at the Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy.

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