In July 2012, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) awarded cooperative agreements to a select group of programs proposing innovative ways to improve the quality and lower the cost of care for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees....

This brief examines CKF’s work in Washington State, one of only a handful of states that has achieved near-universal health insurance coverage for children. The study finds parallels between the current weak economy and Washington's economy in 2002; CKF's response at that time was to focus on...

This brief summarizes key findings of the Narrative Communications Project sponsored by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. This communications capacity-building grant project aimed to help state-based advocates build consensus more effectively and promote children's health insurance...

The Covering Kids & Families (CKF) initiative was designed to help overcome barriers that made it difficult for children and adults to enroll, and stay enrolled, in Medicaid and SCHIP programs. This report examines the types of barriers CKF grantees encountered when trying to achieve these...

Health insurance coverage in New Jersey is threatened on all sides: private insurance coverage is eroding; the number of uninsured individuals is growing; and state budget pressure, combined with federal policy pressure, could lead to public insurance coverage cutbacks. This issue brief presents...

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 attempted to reduce the federal budget deficit by implementing changes in a wide range of federal programs, including Medicaid. Among the changes, the act requires that all Medicaid recipients and future applicants prove their citizenship and identity. This...