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American Health Benefit Exchanges

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issues draft Exchange Blueprint guidance, and application instructions for state exchange approval. More

Medicaid Fraud and Abuse

Fraud and abuse in Medicaid cost states billions of dollars every year, diverting funds that could otherwise be used for legitimate health care services. More

Diabetes on the Rise

A new study shows that diabetes and pre-diabetes rates are soaring among the nation's teens. NCSL provides a review of facts and resources on diabetes. More

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!Medicaid Home PageReports4/9/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1451814518Medicaid Home Page
!Children's Health Insurance Program OverviewReports5/17/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1451014510A snapshot of policy issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Including federal action, CHIP reauthorization information and additional resources.
Child Health Screenings Under MedicaidArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/11/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2385423854LegisBrief: Children in Medicaid are eligible for benefits known as the "Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment" program, but most are not fully benefiting from these services.
Letter Regarding State Flexibility ActLetters/Testimony5/19/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2293522935A letter to U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch and U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey regarding the State Flexibility Act.
Children's Oral Health Policy Issues OverviewReports4/22/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1449514495Includes information and state examples on the children's oral health policy issues of Medicaid and CHIP, access, workforce, prevention and awareness. Also includes additional resources.
Children Without Health Insurance Coverage PostcardArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/18/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2212822128This NCSL postcard provides 50-state data of the percent of eligible children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and summarizes state strategies for outreach, enrollment and retention in Medicaid and CHIP.
State Health Programs To Cover The Uninsured, 2009-10Reports9/27/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1387813878State Health Programs To Cover The Uninsured, 2009-10
Medicaid Eligibility Table by State (State Activity)Bill Summaries/ Databases7/6/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2004420044Under the new federal health care reform legislation, Medicaid will be expanded to all people with incomes up to 133 percent of federal poverty guidelines
Extension of the Enhanced Medicaid Match in the ARRALetters/Testimony2/1/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1967319673Match in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Enhanced Medicaid Match in ARRA - Letter to US House of RepresentativesLetters/Testimony12/15/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1936019360NCSL urges the extension of the enhanced Medicaid match established in ARRA for at least an additional six months to June 30, 2011.
Health Chairs E-Bulletin - November/December 2009Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters12/1/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1922219222Monthly compilation of news and publications for state health committee chairs and their staff.
Health Chairs E-Bulletin - October 2009Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/5/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1869618696Monthly compilation of news and publications for state health committee chairs and their staff.
[E-Bulletin] Health Chairs E-Bulletin - August/September 2009Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/1/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1853518535Monthly compilation of news and publications for state health committee chairs and their staff.
Children's Health Reform State LawsBill Summaries/ Databases8/31/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1447714477A snapshot of state laws related to childrens health reform. Also includes information on the federal poverty guidelines, recent NCSL publications and additional resources.
CHIPRA and State Health Policy Leaders WebinarMultimedia8/26/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1819218192A briefing for state health policy leaders and their staff on the highlights of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA).
Preventive Care for Children PostcardArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/30/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1808918089Contains information on preventive care, state strategies and a map of children who received both preventive medical and dental care in 2007.
Investing in a Healthy Start for ChildrenReports7/30/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1438514385Provides an overiew of policy issues related to early childhood development. Also contains 2008 meeting materials and additional resources.
Express Lanes, Premium Assistance and Contingency Funds: The New Provisions in CHIPRA Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/22/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1776117761The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) gives states new flexibility in order to increase the enrollment of low-income children. State Health Notes talked with CHIP expert Dawn Horner, senior program director at the Center for Children and Families and a research instructor with the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, about various aspects of the law, including its increased federal funding, new options for simplifying enrollment and renewal proce
Covering Kids: June 2009Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/20/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1746517465States are working to provide public health insurance to the growing number of eligible children.
Online Extra: Illinois All Kids ProgramArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/20/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1747017470Illinois' insurance program for children.
[SL Magazine] Managing the Medicaid MessArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/2/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1665916659States are facing growing numbers of people in need of medical care, and even billions from the economic recovery package will not solve all their problems.
States Must Comply with New CHIP Rules for Dental CareArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/16/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1381913819State Health Notes article: States Must Comply with New CHIP Rules for Dental Care
Illinois All Kids ProgramReports3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1429614296An overview of Illinois All Kids Program, which offers universal access to health coverage for children.
THE ALOHA STATE SEEKS TO FILL IN "GAPS"Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters12/22/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1394313943
Child Health Screenings PostcardArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters12/19/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1395513955This NCSL Postcard includes a fifty state map of participation rates of Medicaids Early and Peridodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) and additional information related to EPSDT.
HEALTH ON THE BALLOT: VOTERS WEIGH INArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/24/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1393813938
Q & A WITH NCSL'S HEALTH POLICY DIRECTOR: HOPES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR 2009Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/10/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1394613946State Health Notes sat down with NCSL's Federal Affairs Counsel and Health Policy Director Joy Johnson Wilson to talk about the effect of the current economic situation on Medicaid, SCHIP reauthorization, and NCSL's policy on national healthcare reform.
SCHIP CONTROVERSY CONTINUES UNABATEDArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/2/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1434414344
What's Up With SCHIP?: August/September 2008Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters8/14/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1389513895LegisBrief: What's Up With SCHIP?: August/September 2008
SCHIP Reauthorization: July August 2008Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/30/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1379713797State Legislatures Magazine article: SCHIP Reauthorization, July/August 2008
State Coverage Expansions: Success but Could Be Troubled AheadArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/23/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1425714257
Iowa Takes an Incremental Approach to Universal CoverageArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/27/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1424914249
Maryland Revamps Dental Care for ChildrenReports5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1430514305
The Guidance on SCHIP: States Wait, Watch and HopeArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1422014220
SCHIP FAQReports5/1/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1404514045SCHIP FAQ
Ohio to Cover Children With Serious Health ProblemsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/28/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1415714157
SCHIP Steers Through Turbulent WatersArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/19/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1421014210State Health Notes article
Badgercare Gets A MakeoverArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/19/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1424514245
WV to Use SCHIP Administrative Funds to Screen Children; A "Central Fill" PharmacyArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/19/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1426614266WV to Use SCHIP Administrative Funds to Screen Children; A "Central Fill" Pharmacy
New Jersey Takes A Private Road to Coverage for ChildrenArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/21/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1421114211State Health Notes article: New Jersey Takes A Private Road to Coverage for Children
COLORADO CONSIDERS HEALTH REFORM: “TOUGH CHOICES” AHEADArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/26/2007 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1423514235
Washington Joins States Looking to Insure all KidsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/19/2007 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1423314233State Health Notes article: Washington Joins States Looking to Insure all Kids
GEORGIA CONSIDERS HOW TO ADAPT TO SCHIP FUNDING SHORTFALLArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/5/2007 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1420214202
[Archive (2000)] SCHIP & Access for Children in Immigrant FamiliesReports2/17/2000 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1427214272
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