A new issue brief by the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Children’s Partnership examines how states can employ "express lane" principles to help simplify and expand enrollment in Medicaid and other health coverage for the millions of uninsured adults and children who will gain eligibility for such coverage under the health reform law beginning in 2014.
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States are finding it increasingly difficult to identify and enroll uninsured children who qualify for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)—particularly given increasingly severe recessionary budget limitations. Yet the CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2009 offers financial incentives for states to enhance and simplify their application and renewal processes. Three states—Iowa, Maryland and New Jersey—have pioneered the use of state income tax information to do just that by targeting eligible families more effectively and efficiently. A new report released by the Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) initiative provides an overview of how the various strategies implemented under Maryland’s Kids First Act may be informative for others nationwide.
In February 2012, The Kaiser Family Foundation released a brief from the Health Reform Roundtables: Charing a Course Forward. The brief identifies key issues to consider with regard to outreach and enrollment under the Affordable Care Act.
