Other Resources

Publications

• The State Children's Health Insurance Program (May 2007)
  A report from the Congressional Budget Office covering the history of SCHIP as well as the reauthorization in 2007.
• Children's Health Insurance: States' SCHIP Enrollment and Spending Experiences and Considerations for Reauthorization  (March 2007)
  A report from the Government Accountability Office  
• Maternal and Child Health Update (August 2005)
  A report from the National Governors Association (NGA) regarding maternal and child health.
• Does SCHIP Benefit All Low-Income Children? (January 2005)
  An issue brief produced by The Child Health Insurance Research Initiative (CHIRI) based on an paper entitled "SCHIP Impact in Three States: How do the Most Vulnerable Children Fare?".
• Squeezing SCHIP:  States Use Flexibility to Respond to the ongoing Budget Crisis (June 2004)
  A report by the Urban Institute on what states have done with their SCHIP program during difficult budget times.
• SCHIP Programs More Likely to Increase Children's Cost Sharing than Reduce Their Eligibility or Benefits to Control Costs (April 2004)
  A fact sheet by the Maternal & Child Health Policy Research Center.
• Children's Care: Sudden Reversal (February 2004)
  An article from Governing magazine about health care for poor children.
• Getting In, Not Getting In, and Why: Understanding SCHIP Enrollment (May 2003)
  An article by the Urban Institute.
• Is There a Hole in the Bucket? Understanding SCHIP Retention (May 2003)
  An article by the Urban Institute.
• Child Health USA 2002
  Child Health USA is the Maternal and Child Health Bureau's thirteenth annual report on the health status of children in the U.S.

Other Web Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The website offers information on SCHIP such as target population, outreach/enrollment, benefit design/service delivery, cost-sharing, crowd-out, and monitoring/evaluation.
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) dedicates its efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. This webpage focuses on SCHIP.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) SCHIP website
  CMS, formerly HCFA, is the federal agency that administers the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The site provides materials on SCHIP, also known as Title XXI. The website includes information on SCHIP state plans, enrollment, outreach, Title XXI legislation, SCHIP regulations and allotment notices, and SCHIP-related White House and department information.
• SCHIP Plan Activity Map
  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), August 2007
  Includes a map of SCHIP programs by type (separate, Medicaid expansion, combination program) and a summary of state SCHIP Amendments under review by CMS.
• Kaiser Family Foundation
  The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) is an independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The KFF website provides facts, analysis, and explanation on health policy issues with an emphasis on low-income populations. 
  • SCHIP Covering More Kids in 2007
    SCHIP Program Enrollment: 2007 (Published February 2008)
  • Out in the Cold: Enrollment Freezes in Six State Children's Health Insurance Programs Withhold Coverage From Eligibile Children (December 2003)
  • Children's Coverage and SCHIP Reauthorization
• Kids Count 2005
  An online database by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that contains state-by-state data on the educational, health, and economic status of children in the United States.
• The Maternal and Child Health Bureau
  The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), administers four major programs: the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (Title V); the Healthy Start Initiative (Public Health Service Act); the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (Public Health Service Act); and the Abstinence Education Program (under Title V). This comprehensive web site includes maternal and child health fact sheets, program information, current updates, and relevant state-by-state data (including health indicators).
  • Maternal and Child Health Library
    An on-line resource for articles and information on the latest MCH issues.  Updated frequently.
• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
  Child Health (NCEMCH) is a resource center dedicated to improving the health of children and families. This site provides a searchable database on MCH organizations and issues, publications available for downloading, information on conferences and projects, and links to other MCH Web sites.
• NGA Center for Best Practices website
  The National Governors' Association (NGA) is the only bipartisan national organization of, by, and for the nation's governors. Its members are the governors of the 50 states, the commonwealths, and territories.
• The Urban Institute
  The Urban Institute is a non-partisan economic and social policy research organization.

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