(10/1/09)
Also beginning today, children in Alaska will no longer have to be
uninsured for 12 months before they can qualify for CHIP. However, in
Arizona, parents with income between 100% and 200% of the FPL are no
longer eligible for coverage.
• Alabama All Kids
• Healthy Montana Kids
• Oregon Healthy Kids
(9/30/09)
• Secretary Sebelius Awards $40 Million to States to Find, Enroll Children in CHIP, Medicaid, Press Release (September 30, 2009)
(9/18/09)
After freezing enrollment on July 17th, the state has reopened Healthy Families, beginning with the more than 80,000 children currently on the waiting list. The Legislature has approved a bill, which the Governor is expected to sign, that extends a tax to Medicaid insurance plans. Between this tax, increased premiums and cost sharing, as well as a contribution from the First Five Commission, the program should be fully funded for the remainder of the fiscal year.
• Healthy Families Insurance Program for Kids Won't Be Cut After All, Sacramento Bee, September 17, 2009
• Blog: Enrollment Reopens in California's CHIP Program
(9/15/09)
Despite major fiscal challenges, and with only a few exceptions, states have held steady on children's coverage. In fact, close to half of states either expanded eligibility and/or made it easier to enroll in, and stay enrolled in, Medicaid and CHIP. This progress on children's coverage has important implications as the nation moves forward with health reform.
(9/1/09)
Starting today, more children will be able to enroll in the state's Medicaid program, Kids Connection. The expansion increases the income eligibility level from 185% to 200% of the FPL.
(8/28/09)
The state established
a full-cost buy-in program for children above 200% of the FPL. The
program will include a 3-month waiting period for children over the age
of two and is estimated to cost families $170 per month, plus
administrative costs. The buy-in program will begin January 1, 2010.
(8/10/09)
The video, released by the Kaiser Family Foundation, profiles people in three of the communities hard hit by the recession: St. Petersburg, FL, Beloit, WI, and Long Island, NY. It examines the experiences of families, employers, safety-net providers, and community organizations.
• Watch: On the Edge: Health Care in a Recession
(8/5/09)
• Oregon Becomes One of 12 States to Cover All Kids with Health Insurance, Oregonian, August 3, 2009
• Governor Signs Bill to Provide Every Oregon Child Access to Health Care, Press Release, August 4, 2009
See State Activity Archives