Choosing Premium Assistance: What Does State Experience Tell Us?
Premium assistance programs use federal and state Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) funds to purchase private coverage. Overall, few states have premium assistance programs, but interest in premium assistance remains high. This brief examines six state premium assistance programs (in Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia) that allow families to choose to receive a subsidy to apply to the purchase of private coverage rather than to receive direct Medicaid or SCHIP coverage.
Issue Brief (.pdf)
Also of Interest
- Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility Expansions and Coverage Changes for Children Since the Start of the Pandemic
- Recent Trends in Children’s Poverty and Health Insurance as Pandemic-Era Programs Expire
- What Does the Medicaid Eligibility Rule Mean for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries and the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs)?