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Medicaid and CHIP Programs

Click on a state below to view information on the eligibility, enrollment and retention procedures, and crowd-out measures of state Medicaid/CHIP 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.
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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 initiatives to expand or improve health coverage through Medicaid and CHIP, see States Moving Forward - 2009. You can also view a state table with both the enacted and implemented income eligibility levels.

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A Snapshot

As of October 1, 2009, in Medicaid and CHIP:

• 47 states provide coverage for children with family income at 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) or higher; 24 states cover children with family income at 250 percent of the FPL or higher; 16 states cover children with family income at 300 percent of the FPL or higher.
  
• 11 states do not have a waiting period for their CHIP programs; of those states with waiting periods, 38 states have waiting periods of 6 months or less.
  
• 47 states do not require an asset test for children at enrollment.
  
• 48 states do not require a face-to-face interview when children apply for coverage; 49 do not require one at renewal.
  
• 46 states require children to renew coverage only once a year; 20 states have adopted 12-month continuous eligibility for children in both Medicaid and CHIP.
  
• 11 states have adopted presumptive eligibility for children in Medicaid and CHIP.
  
• 16 states do not require premiums for children in either Medicaid or CHIP.
• 46 states apply at least one income disregard when determining Medicaid eligibility; 25 states apply at least one in CHIP. More on income disregards.
  

View a snapshot of this information for Medicaid and CHIP programs in table format for all states or by region.

State Tables

As of October 1, 2009, in Medicaid and CHIP:

• Eligibility Levels in Medicaid & CHIP for Children, Pregnant Women, and Parents


• Enacted and Implemented Eligibility Levels for Children


• Enrollment Procedures in Medicaid & CHIP for Children


• Renewal Procedures in Medicaid & CHIP for Children


• Enrollment and Renewal Procedures in Medicaid & CHIP for Parents and Pregnant Women

• Waiting Periods in Medicaid & CHIP for Children