Sign up to receive email newsletters about the
latest research for the topic areas that
interest you.
SCHIP Reauthorization: What's at Stake for South Carolina?
Publication Date: May 2007
Publisher(s): Families USA
Author(s): Jennifer Sullivan; Rachel Klein
Topic: Health (Health services for children)
Type: Report
Abstract:
In this report, Families USA estimates how much new funding South Carolina could receive for Partners for Healthy Children (PHC, South Carolina's SCHIP/Medicaid program for children) if SCHIP is reauthorized with the full $50 billion in new federal funds. We also examine the effect this new money will have on South Carolina's economy, measured in increased business activity, jobs, and wages. We found that, for a whole host of economic reasons, fully funding SCHIP in accordance with the budget resolutions will be good for South Carolina.