State Children's Health Insurance Program


The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is involved with the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) through research grants, research by AHRQ staff members, and educational programs. This page links to documents that describe AHRQ activities related to SCHIP, and other useful Web resources on SCHIP.


AHRQ Research Grants:

Child Health Insurance Research Initiative (CHIRI™)
A summary of nine AHRQ-funded studies on public child health insurance programs and health care delivery systems.

AHRQ Staff Research:

Researchers Examine Trends in Children's Health Insurance Coverage and The Potential Impact of SCHIP
A summary of two studies by AHRQ researchers.

Education:

Coordinating Publicly Funded Healthcare Coverage for Children
A summary of a User Liaison Program workshop for senior State officials.

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


A summary of a User Liaison Program workshop for senior State officials.

SCHIP: Implementing Effective Programs and Understanding Their Impacts
An online learning program based on two 1998 User Liaison Program workshops.

Learning from SCHIP I and Learning from SCHIP II
A summary of two meetings held to discuss studying SCHIP and its effects.

Additional Resources:

Children's Health Insurance Issues (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Information on children's health insurance for policymakers and researchers.

State Children's Health Insurance Program (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, formerly the Health Care Financing Administration)
Materials of interest to various audiences regarding the passage of SCHIP, also known as Title XXI, as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

Help for Children Who Need Health Insurance (Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Outreach to eligible children and their families through food and nutrition programs.

Toward Improving Birth Outcomes Toolkit (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Two toolkits to help State agencies and health plans increase the quality of health care provided to Medicaid and SCHIP enrollees.

Insure Kids Now (Low-Cost or Free Health Coverage)
Information on State's insurance programs and messages on the importance of children's health insurance.


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