Enrolling Uninsured Low-Income Children in Medicaid and SCHIP


 

Publication Date: January 2009

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: Medicaid; SCHIP; children

Type: Fact sheet

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This fact sheet outlines issues in outreach and enrollment for Medicaid and SCHIP. It provides a profile of eligible but uninsured children, discusses the greatest barriers to enrollment, and offers strategies to improve enrollment.