This case study discusses trends in new Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment of children in Virginia from 1999 through 2003. Simplification of the enrollment process and coordination between Medicaid and SCHIP drove Virginia’s substantial gains in enrolling children into public insurance.

This case study discusses trends in new Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment of children in New Jersey from 1999 through 2003. New Jersey’s ambitious effort to insure children eligible for Medicaid or NJ FamilyCare was slowed by administrative difficulties.

The <I>Covering Kids & Families</I> (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 case study looks at enrollment trends in Michigan for children in Medicaid and in the Medicaid...</i>

This report assesses the impact of the Covering Kids & Families (CKF) program, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, on the state of Illinois from 1999 through 2005. The CKF initiative has two goals: to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults eligible for health coverage,...

Expanding health coverage for children is at the center of policy debates as reauthorization of the 10-year-old State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) continues. This report presents findings from Mathematica’s comprehensive seven-year evaluation of SCHIP for the Centers for...

Across the country, children without health insurance are a cause for concern. This report examines the design and implementation of State Children's Health Insurance Programs, noting that they were succeeding in almost all areas examined. The study focused on 10 states with a large proportion...

This brief highlights findings from a seven-state study examining retention of children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and coverage after they leave the program. Once children enrolled in SCHIP leave public insurance, they are far more likely to become...