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SCHIP Buy-In Programs
This brief examines key elements of the seven state SCHIP buy-in programs in operation in 2005. The buy-in programs are designed to fill a coverage gap created when children leave the SCHIP program due to loss of financial eligibility and then become uninsured because their families do not have access to employer coverage or cannot afford private coverage.May 2006 -
Children’s Buy-In Programs
Monday, January 12, 20091:00 pm - 3:00 pmESTA buy-in program for children allows families with income greater than a state’s Medicaid and state children’s health insurance Program income eligibility levels to purchase coverage through a public plan for their children. A number of states have implemented child buy-in programs. National children coverage experts provide an explanation of children’s buy-in programs and consider the pros and cons of this coverage strategy.
Speakers
Dawn Horner, Georgetown Center for Children and Families
State Child Buy-In Program: A SnapshotJenny Kenney, The Urban Institute
State Buy-In Program: Prospects and Challenges
