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CHIP Dental Coverage: An Examination of State Oral Health Benefit Changes as a Result of CHIPRA

Oral health remains a serious concern for the health and well being of children, especially those who are low-income. However, with the passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), all children enrolled in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will have a base level of...

Jennifer Dolatshahi, Research Assistant
Leigha Basini, Program Manager
December 2011
The Role of Children's Coverage Programs in a Changing Health Care Landscape: EPSDT, CHIP, and Health Care Reform
Care coordination | Children's coverage | CHIP

With the support of The Commonwealth Fund and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, in late 2010 NASHP convened an invitational leadership forum on the role of children’s coverage programs in a changing health care landscape. Participants included representatives from state Medicaid EPSDT and CHIP programs, Maternal and Child...

Kathleen Farrell
Catherine Hess, Managing Director for Coverage and Access
July 2011
What a Difference a Dollar Makes: Affordability Lessons From Children's Coverage Programs
Affordable Care Act | CHIP | Cost sharing

States are responsible for on the ground implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including expanding coverage options through Exchanges and other health insurance programs.  This brief examines the affordability of current children's coverage options and coverage under ACA.  It also draws on lessons from the...

Leigha Basini, Program Manager
April 2011
Charting CHIP IV: A Report on State Children’s Health Insurance Programs
Affordable Care Act | Charting Chip | Children | Survey

Charting CHIP IV: A Report on State Children’s Health Insurance Programs Prior to Major Federal Policy Changes in 2009 and 2010 is the  fourth in a series published by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) since 1998.  The report paints a portrait of state Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP)...

Catherine Hess, Managing Director for Coverage and Access
January 2011
The Affordable Care Act and Children with Special Health Care Needs
Affordable Care Act | Children | Children's Health Insurance | Children’s coverage | CHIP | Health reform & children

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides states with some important tools that can be utilized to provide more continuous, adequate and affordable coverage for children with special health care needs (CSHCN). How the law is interpreted and whether implementation challenges are addressed with the unique needs of CSHCN in mind will shape...

Kathleen Farrell
Catherine Hess, Managing Director for Coverage and Access
January 2011