This report describes the nine programs approved for Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) as of April 2012. The report found that states have implemented diverse ELE programs, and ELE has benefited applicants in some states by reducing documentation requirements and expediting eligibility...

As part of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), Congress permitted Express Lane Eligibility (ELE), which allows state Medicaid and/or CHIP programs to rely on another public agency's eligibility determination to qualify children for public health coverage...