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What Do We Know About Children and Coronavirus Transmission?
Issue BriefAs schools prepare for Fall, this brief examines what's known about children and COVID-19, including the risk the virus poses to children and the risk of children becoming infected and transmitting to others, and the experiences of other countries that reopened classrooms.
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Emerging Health Information Technology for Children in Medicaid and SCHIP Programs
ReportThis report highlights states' innovative use of health information technology in their Medicaid and SCHIP programs to improve their ability to reach and enroll eligible children, improve the quality of care for children, increase communications with families, and continue to modernize their programs.
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Health Coverage in an Economic Downturn: Impact of Tight Budgets on Families and States
Fact SheetThe economic downturn has strained family finances and prompted some Americans to cut back on medications and forgo preventive care and visits to the doctor. At the same time, the downturn has triggered declines in tax revenue that inhibit states’ ability to meet rising Medicaid program costs as enrollment spikes during economic hard times.
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CHIP Enrollment: June 2011 Data Snapshot
Issue BriefThis data snapshot provides the latest data on Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment and policy trends nationally and across the states through June 2011, based on survey responses and data provided by CHIP directors in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services
Fact SheetThis fact sheet summarizes the early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment (EPSDT) Medicaid benefit for children and the current issues and debates that could impact the benefit. Fact Sheet (.
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Inside Deficit Reduction: What it Means for Health Care
Event Date:EventAfter much heated debate on the U.S. debt limit, the Budget Control Act of 2011 was passed on August 2, 2011, containing more than $900 billion in federal spending reductions over 10 years. The law also established the 12-person “super committee” charged with finding more than $1 trillion in additional savings.
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Federal Core Requirements And State Options In Medicaid: Current Policies And Key Issues
Fact SheetMedicaid is a jointly financed partnership between the federal government and states. The federal-state financing and administrative structure of Medicaid provides a framework of federal core requirements along with broad state options for program design and administration.
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A Historical Review of How States Have Responded to the Availability of Federal Funds for Health Coverage
Issue BriefThis historical review finds that the availability of federal funds has served as an effective incentive for states to provide health coverage to meet the health and long-term care needs of their low-income residents despite state budget pressures. The brief examines the history of earlier experiences and provides important context for how states may respond as they weigh the costs and benefits of expanding their Medicaid programs in 2014 as called for under the Affordable Care Act.
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The State Fiscal Crisis and Medicaid: Will Health Programs Be Major Budget Targets? Overview
ReportThis report is an overview of how seven states (California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Washington) coped with budgetary problems and how these problems impacted Medicaid and SCHIP.