Sources

Below is a description of sources used for data reported on the national and state pages.

 

Children’s Uninsurance Rates

Georgetown CCF analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) data 2017 single year estimates.

• J. Alker and O. Pham, Nation’s Progress on Children’s Health Coverage Reverses Course, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (November 2018).

 

Children’s Medicaid/CHIP Coverage Rates

Georgetown CCF analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) data 2017 single year estimates.

More information on the methodology for calculating coverage rates can be found in Georgetown CCF’s reports on uninsured children.

• J. Alker and O. Pham, Nation’s Progress on Children’s Health Coverage Reverses Course, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (November 2018)
• J. Alker and O. Pham,  Nation’s Uninsured Rate for Children Drops to Another Historic Low in 2016, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (September 2017).
• J. Alker and A. Chester, Children’s Health Coverage Rate Now at Historic High of 95 Percent, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (October 2016).

 

Parents’ Uninsurance Rates

Population Reference Bureau analysis of data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2016 single year estimates. Data provided by National KIDS COUNT.

• Parents without health insurance, KIDS COUNT.

 

Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility Levels for Children, Pregnant Women, Parents, and Childless Adults

Based on a national survey conducted by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU). Eligibility levels are based on 2016 Federal Poverty Levels (FPLs) for a family of three for children, pregnant women, and parents, and for an individual for childless adults. The FPL is $20,160 for a family of three and $11,880 for an individual in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. Alaska and Hawaii have separate poverty guidelines. In Alaska, the FPL is $25,200 for a family of three and $14,840 for an individual. In Hawaii, the FPL is $23,190 for a family of three and $13,670 for an individual.

• Brooks et al., Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost Sharing Policies as of January 2017: Findings from a 50-State Survey, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (January 2017).

 

Coverage of Lawfully Residing Immigrant Children

Based on a national survey conducted by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU). Updated as of March 2016 when Utah and Florida passed legislation to adopt ICHIA.

• Brooks et al., Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies as of January 2017: Findings from a 50-State Survey, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (January 2017).
• Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, CHIP and Health Coverage for Lawfully Residing Children, (March 2016).

 

12-Month Continuous Eligibility in Medicaid and CHIP

Based on a national survey conducted by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU).

• Brooks et al., Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies as of January 2017: Findings from a 50-State Survey, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (January 2017). 

 

Type of CHIP Program

CMS analysis of CHIP state plan amendments.

• Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), Children’s Health Insurance Program: Plan Activity as of May 1, 2015, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

 

Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) analysis of Statistical Enrollment Data System (SEDS) forms. Data for unduplicated number of children ever enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP as of May 2, 2016.

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), FFY 2015 Number of Children Ever-Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP, (June 2016).

 

Predominant Delivery System

MACPAC analysis of Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) data as of December 2015.

• Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), Exhibit 29. Percentage of Medicaid Enrollees in Managed Care by Sate and Eligibility Group, FY 2013, MACStats: Medicaid and CHIP Data Book (December 2016).

 

Number of Child Core Set Quality Measures Reported

Mathematica analysis of FFY 2014 CARTS reports and Form CMS-416 reports. Table 1 provides an overview of state reporting on the core set of Medicaid/CHIP children’s health care quality measures in FFY 2014.

• S. Burwell, 2015 Annual Report on the Quality of Care for Children in Medicaid and CHIP, Department of Health and Human Services (February 2016).

 

National and State Tables

Eligibility Levels and Related Policies, Premium and Cost-Sharing, Enrollment and Renewal, Systems and Eligibility Verification downloads are based on a national survey conducted by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU).

• Brooks et al., Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies as of January 2017: Findings from a 50-State Survey, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (January 2017).