2009
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The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA). The new law (Public Law No. 111-3) is designed to provide coverage to significant numbers of uninsured children and to improve the quality of care that all of America’s children receive. Most notably, it strengthens and…
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Statement by Cindy Mann on the Obama Administration’s Rescission of the August 17th Directive
On February 4th, President Obama took an important step forward on behalf of children by directing the Department of Health and Human Services to rescind a directive issued by the Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 17, 2007. That directive sought to sharply limit state flexibility to set the income eligibility levels…
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Statement by Cindy Mann on Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Enactment of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act is a major step toward the goal of assuring that all children and adults have access to quality, affordable healthcare. As America’s families continue to face rising healthcare costs and confront the possibility of unemployment during this economic turmoil, it is essential that we strengthen…
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The Impact of Health Reform on Public Programs
Author: Cindy Mann National Health Policy Forum – Presentation Document February 2009
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State Child Buy-In Programs: A Snapshot
Author: Dawn Horner Families USA — Presentation Document January 2009
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Statement by Cindy Mann on Senate Approval of SCHIP Reauthorization
“I want to commend Senate Majority Leader Reid, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus and the U.S. Senate for taking very positive action on behalf of America’s uninsured families. As unemployment rises and more and more families lose access to affordable healthcare coverage, it is essential that the federal government take action. During this economic turmoil,…
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Growing Need for Medicaid Strains States
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Medicaid rolls are surging, by unprecedented rates in some states, as the recession tightens its grip on the economy and Americans lose their employer-sponsored health coverage along with their jobs. In a number of states, Medicaid populations grew by 5 percent to 10 percent in the last 12 months and, in many,…
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Moving Forward in Uncertain Times
Author: Cindy Mann American Hospital Association — Presentation Document January 2009
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Statement by Cindy Mann on House Approval of SCHIP Reauthorization
“I want to commend Speaker Pelosi and the U.S. House of Representatives for taking very positive action on behalf of America’s uninsured families as a first item of business in the new Congress. As unemployment rises and more and more families lose access to affordable healthcare coverage, it is essential that the federal government take…
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Program Design Snapshot: Paperless Income Verification
By Joe Touschner Medicaid and SCHIP collect information on families’ incomes in order to determine eligibility. Most states require applicants to present paper copies of pay stubs and other documents, such as records of child support payments, to verify their incomes. The short brief shows that states, however, have the opportunity to modernize their programs…
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Data Reporting to Assess Enrollment and Retention in Medicaid and SCHIP
Enrollment and retention data are essential tools to ensuring that all uninsured children eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP are enrolled. Reliable data reported on a routine basis help to pinpoint both administrative inefficiencies and opportunities to assure coverage of eligible children. This paper describes high level data points that help to identify bottlenecks and barriers,…
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Rhode Island’s Medicaid Waiver: A Bad Deal for the State
In August 2008, Rhode Island applied for federal permission to radically transform its Medicaid program. Rhode Island asked for a fixed amount of federal funds each year along with permission to bypass longstanding federal standards protecting Medicaid beneficiaries. However, the terms and conditions of the waiver fail to take into account the impact of the…
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Children in Health Care Reform: Where Things Stand
The country has made significant progress covering children. Health reform has the potential to build upon this success by opening new doorways so that all children have quality and affordable health insurance and providing coverage options to their parents and the other adults in their lives. This fact sheet provides basic information on the coverage…