Medicaid Facts: Medicaid’s Role for Children – Fact Sheet
In 1995, 17.5 million children -- one-quarter of all children under age 18 -- had Medicaid coverage for health care services.
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SCHIP-Enrolled Children with Special Health Care Needs
Report: An Assessment of Coordination Efforts Between State SCHIP and Title V Programs This study explores how the State Children’s Health Insurance Program serves children with special needs and assesses the role of the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program in filling in gaps in coverage.
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SCHIP Program Enrollment: December 2003 Update
ReportSCHIP Program Enrollment: December 2003 Update The latest survey of states on State Children's Health Insurance Program shows an enrollment decline in the second half of 2003--the first decline in the six-year history of the program. Report (.
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Enrollment Increases in State CHIP Programs: December 1998 to June 1999
ReportA new survey of state officials, conducted by Vernon Smith of Health Management Associates for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, found that the number of children enrolled in stateCHIP programs has grown to more than 1.3 million in June 1999 from about 835,000 in December 1998.
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State Children’s Health Insurance Program at a Glance
Fact SheetA fact sheet that provides an overview of how the State Children's Health Insurance Program is administered and financed, who is eligible, what services are covered, and what the policy issues are for the program's reauthorization. Fact Sheet (.
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Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for Low-Income Non-Citizen Children
Issue BriefLargely due to a high uninsured rate, low-income, non-citizen children have very poor access to care, with many lacking a regular provider and going without preventive care. This brief examines health coverage and access to care for low-income, non-citizen children to provide insight into the challenges they face in obtaining health insurance and accessing care.
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Medicaid Matters: Understanding Medicaid’s Role in Our Health Care System
Fact SheetThis fact sheet provides key information about the Medicaid program and its role in our health care system and state economies. The nation’s public health insurance program for low-income people is counter-cyclical, expanding during the recent recession to assist millions of individuals and families affected by the loss of jobs and job-based health insurance.
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Why Express Lane Eligibility Makes Sense for States and Low-Income Families
Issue BriefExpress Lane Eligibility (ELE) is a new tool available to states to streamline enrollment and renewal of children in Medicaid and CHIP.
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Recent Trends in Children’s Poverty and Health Insurance as Pandemic-Era Programs Expire
Issue BriefThis policy watch examines recent trends in children’s poverty rates and the impact of expiring federal aid, explores recent changes in Medicaid coverage for children, and discusses what to watch as families contend with these compounding changes.
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Most Parents Haven’t Heard Misinformation About the Measles Vaccine though Significant Shares Are Uncertain About the Validity of Claims
News ReleaseAs rates of childhood vaccination decline and with measles on the rise again, a KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll, fielded in late February, examines the extent to which adults have heard and believe misinformation about the measles vaccine.