Choosing Premium Assistance: What Does State Experience Tell Us?


 

Publication Date: June 2008

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Health Coverage

Type: Brief

Coverage: Florida Idaho Illinois Oregon Oregon Oregon

Abstract:

This brief examines six state premium assistance programs (in Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia) that allow families to choose to receive a subsidy to apply to the purchase of private coverage rather than to receive direct Medicaid or SCHIP coverage.