Income Eligibility Thresholds, Premium Contributions, and Children's Coverage Outcomes
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
A CHIP expansion simulation finds sensitivity to higher contributions for higher income families.
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CHIP Expansions to Higher-Income Children in Three States
September 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Report analyzes how CHIP expansions to include children in higher-income families affected rates of uninsurance among children in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Washington.
Reaching Uninsured Children
August 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief analyzes effect of tax-based outreach in Iowa on children's health insurance enrollment.
What Was the Impact of States Expanding Eligibility to CHIP?
February 16, 2012 | Program Result
Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington were among the first to offer CHIP to children in families earning more than 200 percent of the federal poverty line. Researchers at UCLA and the RAND Corp. evaluated the impact of this effort.
RWJF Community Health Leader Launches Campaign to Enroll Kids in Medicaid
August 2, 2010 | Story
Campaign is latest effort by Hugh "Trey" Daly III, a legal aid attorney in southwest Ohio, to expand access to health care for low-income children and families.
Families USA's Health Action Conferences Focus on Coverage for Uninsured Kids
March 22, 2009 | Program Result
In 2006 and 2007, Families USA led the Campaign for Children's Health Care, a multipronged public education campaign to win support for expanding health coverage for uninsured children in the United States.
CHIP Research and Analysis
January 21, 2009 | Story
An in-depth look at the program to expand health coverage to uninsured, low-income children.
Keeping Kids Covered: Number of Children with Health Coverage Increases During Economic Downturn
August 29, 2012 | Report
This report analyzes recent trends in health insurance coverage for children at the state level between 2008 and 2010. The percentage of children with public coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) increased subst ...
Evaluating the New Federal Health Insurance Program for Children
December 1, 2000 | Program Result
The 14-member Committee on Children, Health Insurance, and Access to Care - appointed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) - examined the relationship between health insurance coverage and children's access to health care.
Urban Institute Studies how State and Federal Policy Changes Impact Health and Welfare of Families and Children
November 1, 2007 | Program Result
Assessing the New Federalism is an Urban Institute project that tracks the impact of state and federal policy changes on the health and social welfare of families and children, and the structure of health and social welfare programs.