1. For example: “We hope to identify children and families eligible for BadgerCare or Medical Assistance, and get them signed up,” Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, in Office of the Governor, “Governor Doyle, WellPoint Foundation Launch Insuring Health Futures Initiative to Find Innovative Ways to Help Wisconsin’s Uninsured,” Press Release, 15 June 2004, http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?locid=19&prid=590 (accessed 7 March 2007). “These 6 million eligible but unenrolled children are the target population for Medicaid and SCHIP outreach and enrollment activities. Because most live in working families, awareness of and experience with government programs may be limited. Streamlined and convenient enrollment procedures are essential,” in J. Holahan, A. Cook, L. Dubay, “Characteristics of the Uninsured: Who Is Eligible for Public Coverage and Who Needs Help Affording Coverage?” (Menlo Park, Calif.: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2007). A 2007 congressional report recommends that states “conduct greater outreach and simplify their enrollment procedures” to “enroll eligible children who are uninsured;” the report does not mention SCHIP retention. Congressional Budget Office, “The State Children’s Health Insurance Program” (Washington: CBO, 2007).
2. Tracking Changes In Eligibility And Coverage Among Children, 1996–2002
3. How Stable Is Medicaid Coverage For Children?
4. How Stable Is Medicaid Coverage For Children?
5. How Stable Is Medicaid Coverage For Children?