A series of nine reports studies access to food stamps, Medicaid, and the State Child Health Insurance Program in a number of states. The documents identify promising practices in enrollment and retention, as well as program improvement opportunities to increase participation.

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>

A usual source of care has been considered an important goal for children’s health care for many years and has been linked to many positive outcomes—increased use of preventive care, decreased use of emergency room care, and better continuity of care. This report synthesizes qualitative...

Presents information, collected by telephone between December 2000 and July 2001, on SCHIP and Medicaid eligibility and enrollment data systems in 23 states. State profiles provide useful background information for researchers who would like to use the data to study the SCHIP and Medicaid...

Congress mandated in the Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (BBRA) that the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conduct an independent comprehensive study of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The evaluation was funded through the $10...

This report draws on surveys of enrollees and disenrollees in 10 states. The 10 states were selected in accordance with the legislative requirements to include (1) a high proportion of low-income uninsured children in the United States, (2) wide geographic representation (including rural and...