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2009 Finish Line Flash Editions

Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.

December 18, 2009

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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White House Health Care Summit

5:30 pm Signing off Thanks for taking the time to follow the health reform summit. At CCF, we’re anxious to hear your reaction to the summit and what it means for the prospects of health reform and its impact on children and families. For a transcript of the health reform summit, visit Kaiser health news. Don’t forget to…

February 25, 2010

Research & Reports

Postcards from CCF – Oregon

As we approach the 1-year anniversary of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), CCF thought we would pay a visit to a state that has successfully translated the promise of that new law into a reality for many Oregonians. Oregon has overcome many obstacles, including gaining legislative approval for increased revenue through an…

March 16, 2009

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

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Joan Alker

Research & Reports

Postcards from CCF – Wisconsin (ACCESS)

Wisconsin is one of those quiet, competent places that doesn’t toot its own horn much. It sits back and takes all those cracks about being the cheese capital of the nation while working diligently on innovations to improve the quality of life for its residents. That’s why it is no surprise that Wisconsin is a…

September 16, 2008

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

Washington State: Coverage to All Children

Beginning in February 2009, Washington began enrolling children with family incomes up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) in its new Apple Health for Kids program. The implementation of this expansion is only the most recent phase of a comprehensive effort to cover all children that began over 2 years ago when…

February 22, 2009

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