Instability of public health insurance coverage for children and their families: causes, consequences, and remedies
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Contributor(s):
- Summer, Laura. Mann, Cindy. Commonwealth Fund.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2006]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data Medical Assistance Adult Child Continuity of Patient Care Socioeconomic Factors United States State Children's Health Insurance Program (U.S.)
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- This report examines the extent, causes, and consequences of instability in public coverage programs for children and families. It focuses particularly on the phenomenon of "churning," which occurs when individuals lose and regain coverage in a short period of time. It also looks at strategies to make public program coverage more stable for children and families. Findings are drawn from a variety of sources, including national and state-based studies, roundtable discussions and interviews with stakeholders and experts, and an examination of the effect of state and local policies on instability and churning in four states: Louisiana, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington. The experiences of these states demonstrate that coverage instability can be averted to a significant degree by adopting key policies and procedures, like limiting the frequency of required renewals; developing easy, seamless transitions among public coverage programs; and setting affordable limits on premium costs.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101285515 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101285515