Health Coverage for Children and Families in Medicaid and SCHIP: State Efforts Face New Hurdles

Surveys eligibility rules, enrollment and renewal procedures, and cost-sharing practices authorized in July 2006-January 2008 in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs, as well as new hurdles to expanding coverage for low-income families

Determining Income Eligibility in Children's Health Coverage Programs: How States Use Disregards in Children's Medicaid and SCHIP

Outlines how and why states disregard or deduct certain earnings and expenses in determining eligibility for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program to help cover low-income working families. Summarizes a survey of state policies