Notes important implications for the SCHIP debate: 1) a Medicaid expansion model can greatly improve access for children, and 2) uninsured or uninsurable adults who gain coverage under this type of program may face severe consequences if their coverage is not maintained.

The Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid continue to play a critical role in extending affordable access to quality care for children. The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 spurred states to expand eligibility, further streamline enrollment and renewal...

Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) lets states enroll children in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program or lets them renew children's coverage using findings from other public programs. A study of ELE implementation in 8 states found that automatic ELE processes serve the most...

Assesses whether states faced challenges in implementing Medicaid managed care for people with substance abuse and mental health problems, including people who are severely and chronically ill, and whether programs met the needs of these groups. Finds that all five states were able to implement...

Assesses whether states faced challenges in implementing Medicaid managed care for people with substance abuse and mental health problems, including people who are severely and chronically ill, and whether programs met the needs of these groups. Finds that all five states were able to implement...