Covering More Children, Rewarding Success: State Performance Bonuses


 

Publication Date: April 2009

Publisher: Families USA

Author(s): Jennifer Sullivan

Research Area: Health

Keywords: Low Income; CHIPRA; Medicaid

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This report discusses the new system of performance bonuses created by the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA). These bonuses are designed to reward states for enrolling more uninsured low-income children in Medicaid.