States
that received a check under this category currently operate a
State Children's Health Insurance Program.
| The
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was established
as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Title XXI of
the Social Security Act, which established SCHIP, specifies
that children living in families with incomes at or below
200 percent of the federal poverty level are eligible for
coverage under the program. States that had expanded coverage
to children above 150 percent of the federal poverty level
prior to SCHIP were eligible to expand eligibility an additional
50 percentage points above their existing limits. Some states,
such as Arkansas and Minnesota, use Medicaid Section 1115
demonstration waivers in coordination with their SCHIP programs
to exceed the 200 percent of federal poverty level limit.
Other states, such as New York, disregard a certain amount
of income thus raising the overall level above 200 percent
of the federal poverty level. |
*As
of January 2004, these states have implemented enrollment freezes
for indefinite periods of time. See "Out
in the Cold: Enrollment Freezes in Six State Children's Health
Insurance Programs Withhold Coverage from Eligible Children"
by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for details on populations
effected.
Updated
March 2004
If
you have more updated information and would like to see this matrix
revised, please contact Madeleine Konig at 202.292.6730, or e-mail
SCI@academyhealth.org.
