Reaching Eligible but Uninsured Children in Medicaid and SCHIP
March 2008
One of the most important steps a state can take to provide health
coverage to its children is to reach uninsured children who already
qualify for Medicaid or the SCHIP. Some six million children who are uninsured qualify for the
two programs, representing close to seven in ten of all uninsured
children. The vast majority of these children are low-income, have a parent who
is employed and come from families that are eager to enroll their
children in coverage. This issue brief presents strategies a state can take to increase their Medicaid
and SCHIP participation rates, and thus reach more "eligible but
uninsured" children.
