New CHIPRA Opportunity: Express Lane Eligibility

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The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) provides states with new tools to reach, enroll and retain eligible but unenrolled children in Medicaid and CHIP. One such tool is the option to develop and implement Express Lane Eligibility (ELE), which allows states to enroll and renew children in Medicaid and CHIP based on eligibility findings of other government agencies.

While a number of states had begun to pursue automated strategies to increase enrollment prior to CHIPRA, the ELE provision is expected to provide states with opportunities to further reduce existing barriers and simplify enrollment and renewals. With the support of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is presenting this web seminar to explore the ELE option.
 
The webinar includes an overview of the ELE option in CHIPRA, including a look at early experiments with ELE that fed into how the law was drafted. Another national expert who has studied the experiences of other public programs’ use of automated strategies will explore how states can use automation, and the options in ELE, to identify, enroll and retain children in health coverage. Finally, two state officials share their state's current efforts to implement ELE, including the initial steps they took prior to CHIPRA and their expectations for results using the new tools in CHIPRA. 

Program
Introduction
Catherine Hess, Senior Program Director, National Academy for State Health Policy

Speakers     Click on speakers' names to download their presentations.

Beth Morrow, Staff Attorney, National Health Program, The Children’s Partnership
Stan Dorn, Senior Research Associate, The Urban Institute
Ruth Kennedy, LaCHIP Director, Office of Health Services Financing, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Valerie Harr, Deputy Director, Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services, New Jersey Department of Human Services
 
Question and Answer Session

Resources: See below for a bibliography of available resources on strategies, including express lane, to enroll and retain children in health coverage.

Computer Requirements
This program will be presented live entirely over the Internet. All you need to attend is a computer with Internet access, with Windows Media Player or Real Media Live installed. External audio speakers are recommended. A control panel on screen provides you the ability to send in questions to the program’s speakers or to get technical assistance at any point during the program.

(Important: If you have your browser’s pop-up blocker enabled, you will need to temporarily disable it in order to view the program.)

Questions
For questions about the program, contact NASHP’s Maureen Hensley-Quinn at mhq@nashp.org.