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  • SCHIP Provisions in the Administration’s FY2009 Budget

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    This memo provides an analysis of SCHIP provisions in President Bush’s proposed fiscal year 2009 budget. It shows that provisions in the budget proposal would effectively eliminate state flexibility to provide SCHIP coverage for children with family incomes above 250 percent of the federal poverty level, and make it very difficult for states to cover…

  • Covering Uninsured Kids: Missed Opportunities for Moving Forward

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    Author: Cindy Mann U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health – Testimony Document January 29, 2008

  • Eligibility Options for Children and Families

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    Cindy Mann State Health Advocates — Presentation Document January 2008

  • Health Information Technology: Innovative Applications for Medicaid

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    Health information technology (HIT) is a key tool that both public and commercial insurers are employing to improve patient care and increase efficiency in the health care system. HIT can help measure quality, facilitate coordination of care, and help to bridge fragmented delivery systems and gaps in coverage. HIT can also help meet the needs…

  • Moving Backward: Status Report of August 17, 2007 Directive

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    On August 17, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a directive, imposing new conditions on states that want to use federal funds to offer affordable coverage to children over 250 percent of the federal poverty level. This issue brief reviews the impact of the new rules on children’s coverage to date, finding…

  • Stabilizing Medicaid Financing During Economic Downturns

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    Maintaining Medicaid coverage during downturns in the economic cycle is a significant policy challenge for states. In recessions, states struggle to finance the cost of Medicaid coverage, which increases as people lose jobs and the health coverage that comes with them, becoming eligible for Medicaid. At the same time, state revenues, mirror¬ing the weak economy,…

  • Moving Forward with Quality: State and Federal Approaches to Measure, Manage and Improve Quality in the Medicaid Program

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  • CHIPRA: Just the Facts, PLEASE

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    Author: Cindy Mann National Academy for State Health Policy — Presentation Document October 2007

  • Coverage of Uninsured Children in Moderate-Income Families Under SCHIP

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    By Jocelyn Guyer To help inform the debate over the 2007 reauthorization of SCHIP, this issue brief provides new data on the extent to which low- to moderate-income children are currently enrolled in SCHIP. It shows that children with family income below 300 percent of the federal poverty level presently comprise 99.5 percent of those…

  • American Families Face Harsh Reality: 2,000 Children Join the Ranks of Uninsured Each Day

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    This issue brief provides a portrait of uninsured children in America. It explains that after years of success in providing coverage to more of America’s uninsured children, Census Bureau data show that in 2006 the number of uninsured children increased for the second year in a row. If those trends continue, it is estimated that…

  • Summary of The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

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    This issue brief provides a summary of the major provisions of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2007 that was approved by Congress in September 2007. As adopted, the bill proposes providing states with $35 billion over five years in new SCHIP and Medicaid funding to cover an additional four million children.…

  • Moving Backward: New Federally Imposed Limits on States’ Ability to Cover Children

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    On August 17, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a SCHIP directive, imposing new conditions on states that want to offer affordable SCHIP coverage to children over 250 percent of the federal poverty level. This issue brief details the policy changes under the directive and the implications they will have on states…

  • Summary of the House SCHIP Bill: Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007

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    This issue brief provides a summary of the child health provisions of the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 that was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on August 1, 2007. The bill proposes providing states with nearly $50 billion over five years in new SCHIP and Medicaid funding to cover an…

  • SCHIP Reauthorization: Can The Nation Move Forward Without Going Backward?

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    This issue brief reviews the eligibility provisions in the original SCHIP law, the experience across states since SCHIP was enacted, and the potential implications for children of imposing a federal income eligibility cap on SCHIP. It also provides information as to why states cover families at different income levels and which states would be affected…

  • Making Real Gains for Children: Strategies for Reaching the More Than Six Million Uninsured Children Eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP

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    SCHIP reauthorization in 2007 provides an opportunity for Congress to adopt policies that help assure that children can gain the coverage they need and for which they already qualify. To make progress, the cost concerns of states must be addressed and new tools for identifying and enrolling eligible uninsured children must be implemented. This issue…

  • Express Lane Eligibility: Using Public Programs to Enroll Eligible Children into Medicaid/SCHIP

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    Author: Dawn Horner State Coverage Initiatives Program — Presentation Document May 2007

  • Family Coverage Under SCHIP Waivers

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    This report examines 11 states that have been granted waivers to provide health care coverage to parents using SCHIP funds. It shows that while SCHIP parent enrollment nationwide is relatively small, the coverage provided helps fill a major coverage gap for low-income parents and their families.  

  • States Affected by Proposals to Restrict SCHIP Coverage Options

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    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…

  • SCHIP Funding for Parents

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    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.  

  • Key Issues in SCHIP Reauthorization

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    Author: Cindy Mann Association of Health Care Journalists — Presentation Document March 2007