Gains for Children – Increased Participation in Medicaid and CHIP in 2009, Genevieve M. Kenney, Victoria Lynch, Jennifer Haley, Michael Huntress, Dean Resnick and Christine Coyer, August 2011
“Nationally, the number of children eligible for Medicaid/CHIP [Childrens Health Insurance Program] increased by an estimated 2.5 million between 2008 and 2009, from 40.2 million to 42.7 million. This increase was due to a combination of the downward shift in the income distribution and the expansion of Medicaid/CHIP programs in a number of states. An estimated 50.5 percent was due to the eligibility expansions and 49.5 percent was due to the economy, although this mix varied across states. For example, almost all (98.9 percent) of the increased number of eligible children in New York was due to an eligibility expansion, while the reverse was true in states like Texas, California and Florida. Despite the increased number of eligible children, participation in Medicaid/CHIP rose among children between 2008 and 2009, increasing from 82.1 to 84.8 percent. Children who were made newly eligible due to expansions in coverage between 2008 and 2009 had a participation rate of 76.5 percent in 2009, while children who met the eligibility rules in place in 2008 had a participation rate of 84.9 percent in 2009.”
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