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State SCHIP design and the right to coverage.

S Rosenbaum1, B Smith

  • 1The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, USA.

Policy Brief (George Washington University. Center for Health Services Research and Policy)
|January 31, 2002
PubMed
Summary

This study examines if state Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP) grant children a legal right to health benefits. Understanding this entitlement is key to assessing state policy effectiveness for low-income children's healthcare access.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Public Health Law
  • Social Policy Research

Background:

  • The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) nears full implementation across states.
  • Medicaid provides federal entitlement to health insurance for eligible children.
  • Variations in state-level policy design for SCHIP are significant.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if states confer an individual legal right to health insurance benefits within separate SCHIP programs.
  • To compare state SCHIP entitlements to the federal Medicaid entitlement for children.
  • To analyze the fundamental question of state policymaking regarding guaranteed health coverage for low-income children.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of state enabling legislation for separate SCHIP programs.

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  • Legal review of state statutes to identify individual entitlement provisions.
  • Comparative policy analysis against federal Medicaid law.

    • Main Results:

    • Findings on whether states establish an individual legal right to SCHIP benefits are presented.
    • The extent to which SCHIP mirrors Medicaid's entitlement structure is detailed.
    • Variations in state legislative approaches to benefit guarantees are highlighted.

    Conclusions:

    • The creation of an individual entitlement under state law is crucial for SCHIP's effectiveness.
    • Policy design significantly impacts guaranteed health coverage for low-income children.
    • Further research into state policy variations under SCHIP is warranted.