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Choosing Premium Assistance: What Does State Experience Tell Us?

Premium assistance programs use federal and state Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) funds to purchase private coverage. Overall, few states have premium assistance programs, but interest in premium assistance remains high. This issue brief examines six state premium assistance programs (in Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia) that allow families to…

May 8, 2008

By

Joan Alker

Research & Reports

Louisiana – Expansions, Simplifications and Outreach

Summary Since the late 1990’s Louisiana has made steady and substantial progress in expanding eligibility for Medicaid and LaCHIP (Louisiana’s State Children’s Health Insurance Program), and enrolling and retaining eligible children. Since LaCHIP’s implementation in November 1998, Louisiana reported an uninsured rate for low-income children of 32 percent. By 2007, the uninsured rate for this…

March 21, 2008

Research & Reports

Pennsylvania: Streamlined Enrollment & Renewal through Technology

Summary Pennsylvania has had important success in providing health insurance coverage: according to a 2005 state report only 8 percent of Pennsylvanians, and only 4 percent of the state’s children, are uninsured. A core component of this success has been strong public programs. About one in three children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP (its…

February 22, 2008

Media Coverage

Market-based Advocates Point to Florida Medicaid Reform

Kansas passed a bill last session implementing a premium assistance program, an idea touted for its reliance on the private insurance market — not the government — for health coverage. Ask Kansas legislators who want a more market-based approach to Medicaid, and they will point 1,000 miles away to Florida, a state that has enacted…

October 26, 2007

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News Article

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Public/Private Coverage in SCHIP Reauthorization: Premium Assistance and Other Issues

Author: Joan Alker American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Federal Government Affairs — Presentation Document September 2007

September 29, 2007

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Joan Alker

Presentations

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

March 15, 2007

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Joan Alker

Research & Reports

Premium Assistance Programs: How are They Financed and Do States Save Money

Premium assistance programs use federal and state Medicaid and/or SCHIP funds to subsidize the purchase of private health insurance. This issue brief examines premium assistance programs implemented in five states to determine how they are financed, their eligibility, benefit, and cost-sharing requirements, their methods for determining cost-effectiveness, and cost savings.

October 8, 2005

By

Joan Alker

Research & Reports

Serving Low-Income Families Through Premium Assistance: A Look At Recent State Activity

The Bush Administration’s Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) initiative offers expedited review of waivers that includes a premium assistance component. It also significantly weakens the benefit and cost-sharing protections for families participating in premium assistance programs and relaxes the cost-effectiveness test. This issue brief examines the new federal polices associated with using Medicaid and/or…

October 8, 2003

By

Joan Alker

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