Research & Reports
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Medicaid at the Ten-Year Anniversary of SCHIP: Looking Back and Moving Forward
By Jocelyn Guyer This issue brief examines the relative roles of Medicaid and SCHIP in providing health coverage and reducing the uninsurance rate of low-income children. It also provides evidence of the necessity for additional Medicaid reforms to ensure that Medicaid will continue to meet the needs of low-income children and families.
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States Affected by Proposals to Restrict SCHIP Coverage Options
By Jocelyn Guyer This issue brief provides an analysis on which states would be affected by policy proposals to limit SCHIP funding to children with family income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. It shows that more than half of the states (28 states) are potentially affected by this type of…
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SCHIP Funding for Parents
By Jocelyn Guyer This memo provides information on the history, scope, and value of SCHIP financing for family coverage. It shows that that although SCHIP coverage for parents represents a small fraction of SCHIP funding, it has provided states with flexibility to address the growing number of uninsured Americans.
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Key Issues in SCHIP Reauthorization
Author: Cindy Mann Association of Health Care Journalists — Presentation Document March 2007
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Premium Assistance Programs: Do They Work for Low-Income Families?
Author:Joan Alker U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions – Testimony Document March 15, 2007
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Getting to the Finish Line: Covering Children Eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP
Author: Cindy Mann Alliance for Health Reform – Presentation Document February 2007
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Florida’s Medicaid Reform
Authors: Joan Alker and Jack Hoadley Duval County Medical Society Forum — Presentation Document February 2007
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SCHIP Ten Years Later: What Have We Learned
Author: Cindy Mann State Health Research and Policy Interest Group, Academy Health — Presentation Document February 2007
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The Future of CHIP: Improving the Health of America’s Children
Author: Cindy Mann U.S. Senate Finance Committee – Testimony Document February 1, 2007
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Too Close To Turn Back: Covering America’s Children
Based upon the research and the experience gained since the enactment of SCHIP in 1997, this report describes the important issues at stake for children in the 2007 debate over reauthorization of the program, the progress the country has made in covering children, and the steps that could be taken to move forward.
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Election Survey Finds Broad Support for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program
This issue brief reviews the results of a survey of 1,000 voters during the 2006 midterm elections (November 6-7, 2006) on their opinions about future funding for SCHIP. The results show that more than eight in 10 voters want to increase spending and expand the number of children covered; while only a small percentage (14…
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Children’s Eligibility for SCHIP
Federal rules establish which children states can cover with federal SCHIP funds. This issue brief explains these federal rules, including how they affect the income level, and insurance and citizenship status of children who can be covered under SCHIP.
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SCHIP’s Financing Structure
This issue brief discusses the basic financing for the SCHIP program, including the rules governing how SCHIP funds can be used and the mechanisms used to distribute available SCHIP funds to the states.
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Medicaid Changes: What Will They Mean for Broward and Duval Counties, and Beyond?
In December 2005, Governor Bush signed into law a bill authorizing implementation of the state’s major Medicaid redesign in two pilot counties, Broward and Duval. This issue brief provides details of Florida’s program, the changes that will occur, and the proposed evaluation of the pilot. This issue brief was released as part of the Assessing…
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Instability of Public Health Insurance Coverage for Children and Their Families: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies
This report examines the extent, causes, and consequences of instability in public coverage programs for children and families, focusing particularly on the phenomenon of “churning,” which occurs when individuals lose and regain coverage in a short period of time. It also provides strategies that can make public program coverage more stable.
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What Will West Virginia’s “Medicaid Redesign” Mean For Children?
This issue brief discusses West Virginia’s approved state plan amendment to redesign its Medicaid program. The approved plan allows West Virginia to reduce Medicaid beneficiaries’ access to medical services if they—or, in the case of children, their parents—are deemed to be out of compliance with a range of behavioral requirements. The issue brief also examines…
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Vermont’s Global Commitment Waiver: Implications for the Medicaid Program
By Jocelyn Guyer Vermont secured approval in the fall of 2005 for a waiver allowing the state to use federal Medicaid funds to refinance a broad array of its own, non-Medicaid health programs. It also gave Vermont new flexibility to reduce benefits, increase cost-sharing, and cap enrollment for many Medicaid beneficiaries. This issue brief describes…
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The Deficit Reduction Act: A Review of Key Medicaid Provisions Affecting Children and Families
The Deficit Reduction Act, signed into law by President Bush on February 8, 2006, includes significant changes to Medicaid coverage rules affecting children and families that are designed to reduce federal spending. This issue brief reviews changes in Medicaid’s benefit, cost-sharing, and premium standards. It also examines a citizenship documentation requirement and a “health opportunity…
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Medicaid’s Role for Children in the United States
By Jocelyn Guyer Lutheran Services in America, Public Policy Committee – Presentation Document February 2006
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Georgia’s Medicaid Program: A Briefing for Community Leaders
This issue brief serves as a primer for policymakers, community leaders, and health care providers who will be assessing the benefits and costs of proposed changes, through a Section 1115 waiver, to Georgia’s Medicaid program. It provides basic facts on Georgia’s Medicaid program, explores key features of Section 1115 waivers, and poses questions for policymakers…