CHIP Reauthorization Publications


The following are publications by the Center for Children and Families (CCF) and other organizations that are related to the topic of CHIP reauthorization. View the Publications section for all CCF publications and the Research section of the State Resource Center for additional research on child and family coverage. All documents are available in PDF unless otherwise noted.

Research by The Center for Children and Families

Research by Other Organizations


The Failure of SCHIP Reauthorization: What Next?
Genevieve Kenney, Urban Institute
March 2008

Potential Impacts of Delaying SCHIP Legislation
John McInerney, National Academy for State Health Policy
December 2007


Policy Position
National Governors Association
July 2007

SCHIP Turns 10: An Update on Enrollment and the Outlook on Reauthorization from the Program's Directors
Vernon Smith, Jason Cook, David Rousseau, Robin Rudowitz, and Caryn Marks, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
May 2007

Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on Priorities for SCHIP Reauthorization
Katherine Shea, Karen Davis, Anne Gauthier, Rachel Nuzum, Barry Scholl, and Edward L. Schor, Commonwealth Fund
April 2007

Commentary: State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization: Will It Get Us Closer to Universal Coverage for America's Children?
Stephen Berman, Pediatrics
April 2007

Reauthorizing SCHIP: Principles, Issues and Ideas from State Directors
National Academy for State Health Policy
April 2007

SCHIP at a Crossroads: Experiences to Date and Challenges Ahead
Genevieve Kenney and Justin Yee, Health Affairs
March/April 2007

Reauthorization of the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): A Key Step to Covering All Kids
Courtney M. Perlino, American Public Health Association
March 2007

Briefing: SCHIP: Let the Discussion Begin (HTML)
Alliance for Health Reform
February 2007

A Decade of SCHIP Experience and Issues for Reauthorization
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
January 2007

Presentation: An Evidence-Based Framework for SCHIP Reauthorization
Margo Rosenbach, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
February 2005

Financing/Data Estimates

Making Sense of Recent Estimates of Eligible but Uninsured Children
Lisa Dubay, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
August 2007

SCHIP Reauthorization: President's Budget Would Provide Less than Half the Funds that States Need to Maintain SCHIP Enrollment
Edwin Park and Matthew Broaddus, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
March 2007

Clearing Up Confusion on the Costs Of Covering Uninsured Children Eligible for Medicaid Or SCHIP

Edwin Park, Matthew Broaddus, and Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
March 2007


Estimates of SCHIP Child Enrollees Up to 200% of Poverty, Above 200% of Poverty, and of SCHIP Adult Enrollees
Chris Peterson and Elicia Herz, Congressional Research Service
March 2007

Clarifications to Estimates of Covering More Children in Medicaid and SCHIP

Jeanne De Sa and Eric Rollins, Congressional Budget Office
March 2007


Freezing SCHIP Funding in Coming Years Would Reverse Recent Gains in Children's Health Coverage
Matthew Broaddus and Edwin Park, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
February 2007

CBO Estimates that States will Face Federal SCHIP Shortfalls of $13.4 Billion Over Next Five Years

Edwin Park, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
February 2007


Approximate Costs of Covering More Children in Medicaid and SCHIP
Jeanne De Sa and Eric Rollins, Congressional Budget Office
February 2007