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Publication Date: April 2009
Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Author(s): Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Research Area: Health
Keywords: CHIP; performace; bonus
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This brief, the second in a series, examines the requirements that states must meet to be eligible for the new "performance bonus" available to states that do an especially good job of signing up eligible children for Medicaid. The bonus, created by a provision in the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, is designed to help states cover the added costs that result when states are very successful in enrolling eligible children in Medicaid above target levels specified in the law. It reflects an understanding that aggressive state outreach efforts for CHIP tend also to drive up enrollment in state Medicaid programs.