Identifies promising practices and lessons learned from grantees operating with limited financial resources.

Synthesizes findings on coalitions as of July 2004. Draws on highlight memos #4, #5 and #8. Contains information on outreach, simplification and coordination strategies.

Describes the types and numbers of organizations involved in CKF coalitions.

Explores the extent to which the state and local coalitions comprising the Covering Kids and Families program possess the following attributes: 1) active membership, 2) effective processes to make decisions supported by members, and 3) capable leaders that are acceptable to members.

This article describes lessons from Covering Kids & Families® (CKF) and covers topics such as how outreach, simplification, and coordination increase enrollment of low-income children and their families in Medicaid and SCHIP. The authors suggest that funders should consider the...

This case study discusses trends in new Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment of children in California from 1999 through 2003. During an economic downturn, when California expanded eligibility and simplified enrollment, the number of children enrolled in programs should have grown, but didn’t....

This is the final report on findings from an evaluation of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that was mandated in the CHIP Reauthorization Act. The evaluation was conducted by Mathematica Policy Research and its partner The Urban Institute, and was overseen by the Office of...

This case study discusses trends in new Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment of children in New Jersey from 1999 through 2003. New Jersey’s ambitious effort to insure children eligible for Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare was slowed by administrative difficulties.

The <I>Covering Kids & Families</I> (CKF) initiative was designed to help overcome barriers that made it difficult for children and adults to enroll, and stay enrolled, in Medicaid and SCHIP programs. This case study looks at enrollment trends in Michigan for children in Medicaid and in the Medicaid...</i>