Medicaid and SCHIP Programs


Click on a state below to view information on the eligibility, enrollment and retention procedures, and crowd-out measures of state Medicaid/SCHIP programs—for children, parents, and pregnant women. Data are provided from a national survey conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Download Full Report

You can also view the information in a snapshot format or table format for all states.

For details on states that have recently implemented or enacted iniatives to expand or improve health coverage through Medicaid and SCHIP, see States Moving Forward.

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A Snapshot

As of January 2008, in Medicaid and SCHIP:
  • 42 states provide coverage for children with family income at 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) or higher; 16 states cover children with family income at 250 percent of the FPL or higher; 10 states cover children with family income at 300 percent of the FPL or higher.
  • 14 states do not have a waiting period for their SCHIP programs; 34 states have waiting periods of 6 months or less.
  • 46 states do not require an asset test for children at enrollment.
  • 46 states do not require a face-to-face interview when children apply for coverage; 48 do not require one at renewal.
  • 44 states require children to renew coverage only once a year; 16 states have adopted 12-month continuous eligibility for children in both Medicaid and SCHIP.
  • 12 states have adopted presumptive eligibility for children in Medicaid and SCHIP.
  • 17 states do not require premiums for children in either Medicaid or SCHIP
View a snapshot of this information for Medicaid and SCHIP programs in table format for all states or by region.

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