The State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Eligibility, Enrollment, and Program Funding Background The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97, P.L. 105-33) established the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under a new Title XXI of the Social Security Act. Several recent la...
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1. Adding Your Child to Your Health Insurance as a Dependent How Your Divorce Affects Your Child’s Health Coverage Some health insurance plans charge additional premiums to continue health insurance for children or an ex-spouse if one member of a newly-divorced couple has healthcare coverage thr...
We examined eligibility and enrollment among parents of children in New Jersey's State Children's Health Insurance Program following expansion of parental eligibility for NJ FamilyCare coverage. Data were from the 2003 NJ FamilyCare Family Health Survey (n = 416 families). Parental eligibility was ...
ObamaCare makes some changes to CHIP, the Children's Health Insurance Program. Let's take a look at ObamaCare and CHIP
Experts expect many people to fall through the cracks and be left either wholly uninsured or at the very least experience a gap in coverage while they enroll in alternative health plans. And even small gaps in coverage can have significant impacts on families, especially considering that ...
Streamlining eligibility pathways for children is one action that Medicaid leaders could take to support children. Implementing a system that enrolls children in CHIP coverage either before they are born or the moment they are born would prevent any delays in care for newborns. ...
Federal legislation passed in the late 1980s greatly expanded the Medicaid program to include children in families with incomes at and above the poverty threshoSocial Science Electronic Publishing
Benefits Checklist Within 31 days of having or adopting your child, be sure to: Add your child to your medical plan and/or consider changing your medical plan. Adjust your life insurance and update your beneficiaries. Consider changing your HSA, FSA and 401(k) contributions. ...
; (2) residency; (3) student status; (4) employment; (5) eligibility for other coverage; or (6) any combination of these factors. Presumably, a plan could impose these types of requirements for covered children who are age 26 or older, subject to applicable state law for insured plans....