Coordinating Publicly Funded Healthcare Coverage for Children

Conclusion

States are most likely to be successful in coordinating their child health coverage programs if they closely examine ways in which program rules and procedures can be simplified and aligned. By taking advantage of the options available under Federal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) laws to adopt streamlined procedures and eliminate unnecessary differences in policy, States can develop relatively seamless systems that offer low-income uninsured children one route to coverage.

Most States are continuing to experiment with different strategies for coordinating enrollment and redetermination procedures, and many are finding new ways to structure their systems. These evolving strategies can have a considerable payoff, helping States reach their enrollment goals.

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