Suggests that the program is picking up speed after some initial implementation challenges, although states vary in the extent to which they have expanded coverage for low-income children.

Expanding health coverage for children is at the center of policy debates as reauthorization of the 10-year-old State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) continues. This report presents findings from Mathematica’s comprehensive seven-year evaluation of SCHIP for the Centers for...

This congressionally mandated analysis of state evaluations provides the first comprehensive picture of the early years of the SCHIP program, using a standardized framework developed to facilitate cross-state comparisons. For all 50 states, the report describes program implementation and...

Little is known about the effectiveness of outreach activities in SCHIP. This paper identifies outreach activities and other factors that are associated with state and local trends in the number of new SCHIP enrollees.

This report presents findings from Mathematica’s study of Ohio’s SCHIP program. The program, which focused on making Medicaid more accessible and consumer friendly, covered nearly 208,000 children in 2003. It has relied on decentralized outreach and eligibility processes managed by counties,...

Finds that the state used an especially broad and creative strategy to increase children's enrollment in Medicaid, including a commitment by state leaders to increase enrollment; clear and measurable goals set at the state level, with discretion given to local program administrators to achieve...

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.