... of care. Long-term uninsured and lowest-income children, who were most disenfranchised before SCHIP enrollment, demonstrate the most dramatic gains after enrollment in SCHIP. Parents of children with ...
... received federal approval to become the state’s SCHIP plan) since its inception. Earlier research ... federal poverty level).
Congress has extended SCHIP at flat funding, with no expansion. Questions ...
... up to 100 percent of the federal poverty level. States should also have the option to unify SCHIP and Medicaid coverage;
Advance, refundable and sliding scale tax credits should be made available ...
... low incomes, extending eligibility for Medicaid and SCHIP beyond age 18 would also be an important ... through their parents’ plans. Extending Medicaid and SCHIP coverage beyond age 18 has the potential ...
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"This study shows that programs like Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) may not be going far enough to help families with children with special needs. We need to ...
... paid. Both candidates would implement new initiatives through public programs (Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP) and their participating private providers and insurance carriers. But Senator Obama's new ...
... is to reduce enrollment barriers and expand eligibility for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) so more of these children get access to health care coverage. What is the long-term ...
... 1.6 million children already qualify for public coverage but are not enrolled, and about 1 million more could gain coverage through expansion of the state children's health insurance program (SCHIP).
... coverage option. The authors say that policymakers should consider temporarily expanding Medicaid and SCHIP eligibility to unemployed adults with low incomes, with assistance for premium shares, to ...
... evaluate the influence of two federal programs in providing a USC for vulnerable children. SCHIP was initiated by the federal government in 1997 to expand health coverage to children. The President's ...
... enrolled in the program. Reducing the administrative burden associated with re-enrolling in SCHIP and Medicaid will increase continuity of care for children enrolled in these programs.
"Short gaps ...
... Administration. He points to the State Children's Health Insurance Program, known as SCHIP, as an example of legislation that already incorporates incentives for states to experiment with funding and ...
... about how to access safety net health care, enroll in public insurance programs like SCHIP or Medicaid, or apply for nutritional assistance programs for pregnant and nursing mothers and their children ...
