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Medicaid and SCHIP Programs

Click on a state below to view information on the eligibility, enrollment and retention procedures, and crowd-out measures of state Medicaid/SCHIP programs—for children, parents, and pregnant women. Data are provided from a national survey conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Download Health Coverage for Children and Families in Medicaid and SCHIP: State Efforts Face New Hurdles

You can also view the information in a snapshot format or table format for all states.

For details on states that have recently implemented or enacted initiatives to expand or improve health coverage through Medicaid and SCHIP, see States Moving Forward 2008. You can also view a state table with both the enacted and implemented income eligibility levels.

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A Snapshot

As of October 1, 2008, in Medicaid and SCHIP:

• 44 states provide coverage for children with family income at 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) or higher; 19 states cover children with family income at 250 percent of the FPL or higher; 12 states cover children with family income at 300 percent of the FPL or higher.
  
• 11 states do not have a waiting period for their SCHIP programs; 37 states have waiting periods of 6 months or less.
  
• 46 states do not require an asset test for children at enrollment.
  
• 46 states do not require a face-to-face interview when children apply for coverage; 48 do not require one at renewal.
  
• 44 states require children to renew coverage only once a year; 17 states have adopted 12-month continuous eligibility for children in both Medicaid and SCHIP.
  
• 12 states have adopted presumptive eligibility for children in Medicaid and SCHIP.
  
• 17 states do not require premiums for children in either Medicaid or SCHIP.
• 46 states apply at least one income disregard when determining Medicaid eligibility; 25 states apply at least one in SCHIP. More on income disregards.
  

View a snapshot of this information for Medicaid and SCHIP programs in table format for all states or by region.

View Tables for all States

• Eligibility Levels in Medicaid & SCHIP for Children, Pregnant Women, and Parents, as of October 2008


• Enrollment Procedures in Medicaid & SCHIP for Children, as of October 2008


• Renewal Procedures in Medicaid & SCHIP for Children, as of October 2008


• Enrollment and Renewal Procedures in Medicaid & SCHIP for Parents and Pregnant Women, as of October 2008

• Waiting Periods in Medicaid & SCHIP for Children, as of October 2008