SCHIP: What's Happening? What's Next?

Summary of a Workshop for Senior State Health Officials

This workshop was designed to complement current research findings with case studies from three States with operational Children's Health Insurance Programs (California, Connecticut, and Missouri). It was held in Portland, Maine, May 26-28, 1999.

About the Workshop Sponsor.

Overview

At the time of this workshop, 49 States and the District of Columbia had received approval from the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to launch new programs to cover low-income, uninsured children through Title XXI, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The Title XXI law allows significant flexibility for States in program design and implementation. This workshop was for States as they moved beyond drafting State SCHIP plans to implementing them. State health officials learned of progress to date in new SCHIP programs and gained insight into how States are effectively implementing SCHIP.

Objectives

The workshop was designed to complement current research findings with case studies from States with operational SCHIP programs and to provide participants with the opportunity to exchange ideas and raise questions with experienced State SCHIP policy officials who are responsible for program administration and policy.

Participants

Workshop participants included representatives with varying degrees of responsibility for implementing their State's Children's Health Insurance Program. The workshop included SCHIP program directors, outreach coordinators, policy analysts, representatives from Medicaid agencies, legislators, researchers, and HCFA officials. Twenty-seven States were represented from all areas of the country.

Workshop Sessions

• Policy and Program Developments
• Outreach and Enrollment: Strategies That Work and How to Pay for Them
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Linking SCHIP and Medicaid Enrollment
• Cost-Sharing: Implications for Enrollment
• Premium Subsidies for Employer-Sponsored Insurance and Family Coverage
• Annual Reports and Evaluations
• What Will We Know About SCHIP's Success?
• Research Roundtable

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