Premium Assistance Programs: How Are They Financed and Do States Save Money?


 

Publication Date: October 2005

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Medicaid Funds; Insurance Coverage; SCHIP Funds

Type: Brief

Coverage: New Jersey Illinois Oregon Rhode Island Rhode Island

Abstract:

This brief examines the structure and cost-effectiveness of premium assistance programs (use of Medicaid/SCHIP funds to subsidize private insurance coverage) implemented under section 1115 waivers in Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Utah.