Issue Brief Examines SCHIP Reauthorization Debate; Web Exclusive Finds Retention In Medicaid, SCHIP Could Reduce Number Of Uninsured Children

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP
Article Date: 30 Jul 2007 - 17:00 PDT

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"SCHIP Reauthorization: Key Questions in the Current Debate," Kaiser Family Foundation: The issue brief by the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured discusses key questions that are shaping the debate over SCHIP reauthorization. Additional resources on the SCHIP debate and current Medicare policy issues are available on the Foundation's Web site (Kaiser Family Foundation release, 7/25).

"Why Millions of Children Eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP Are Uninsured: Poor Retention Versus Poor Take-Up," Health Affairs: In the Health Affairs Web exclusive, Benjamin Sommers examines how poor retention in Medicaid and SCHIP contributes to the number of uninsured U.S. children. Sommers finds that the number of uninsured U.S. children would decrease by one-third if Medicaid and SCHIP retain all children who are enrolled in the programs and have no alternative coverage in a given year (Sommers, Health Affairs, 7/26).

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