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Medicaid SpendingState Medicaid SpendingTemporary Federal Medicaid ReliefMedicaid Budget ActionsMedicare Drug Benefit: Clawback PaymentsMedicaid Physician FeesMedicaid EnrollmentChildren's Medicaid and CHIP EligibilityMedicaid/CHIP EligibilitySSI BeneficiariesMedicaid Medically NeedyMedicaid Managed CareBirths Financed by MedicaidEnrollment Practices for Pregnant WomenEnrollment Practices for ChildrenRenewal Practices for ChildrenCHIPHome and Community-Based ServicesFalse Claims ActHas Joint Application Under Medicaid for Children and Separate SCHIP Program, 2009
| Joint Application: Medicaid & SCHIP | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 Yes | |
| Alabama | Yes | |
| Alaska | NA | |
| Arizona | Yes | |
| Arkansas | NA | |
| California | Yes | |
| Colorado | Yes | |
| Connecticut | Yes | |
| Delaware | Yes | |
| District of Columbia | NA | |
| Florida | Yes | |
| Georgia | Yes | |
| Hawaii | NA | |
| Idaho | Yes | |
| Illinois | Yes | |
| Indiana | Yes | |
| Iowa | No | |
| Kansas | Yes | |
| Kentucky | Yes | |
| Louisiana | Yes | |
| Maine | Yes | |
| Maryland | NA | |
| Massachusetts | Yes | |
| Michigan | Yes | |
| Minnesota | NA | |
| Mississippi | Yes | |
| Missouri | Yes | |
| Montana | No | In Montana, families that use the SCHIP application but are found to be eligible for Medicaid must complete a Medicaid addendum before eligibility can be determined. |
| Nebraska | NA | |
| Nevada | No | In Nevada, families that use the SCHIP application but are found to be eligible for Medicaid must complete a Medicaid addendum before eligibility can be determined. |
| New Hampshire | Yes | |
| New Jersey | Yes | |
| New Mexico | NA | |
| New York | Yes | |
| North Carolina | Yes | |
| North Dakota | Yes | |
| Ohio | NA | |
| Oklahoma | NA | |
| Oregon | Yes | |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | Pennsylvania uses Medicaid and SCHIP applications that solicit common data elements in collecting information for Medicaid and SCHIP, thus making Medicaid and SCHIP applications interchangeable. |
| Rhode Island | NA | |
| South Carolina | Yes | |
| South Dakota | Yes | |
| Tennessee | No | |
| Texas | Yes | |
| Utah | Yes | In Utah, families that use the SCHIP application but are found to be eligible for Medicaid must complete a Medicaid addendum before eligibility can be determined. Utah implemented a joint application in December 2008. |
| Vermont | Yes | |
| Virginia | Yes | |
| Washington | Yes | |
| West Virginia | Yes | |
| Wisconsin | NA | |
| Wyoming | Yes | |
| Notes: | Data as of January 2009. |
| Sources: | Challenges of Providing Health Coverage for Children and Parents in a Recession: A 50 State Update on Eligibility Rules, Enrollment and Renewal Procedures, and Cost-Sharing Practices in Medicaid and SCHIP in 2009. Data based on a national survey conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, January 2009. Available at http://www.kff.org/medicaid/7855.cfm. 2008 HHS Poverty Guidelines: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/08poverty.shtml. |
| Definitions: | Joint application: a single application is used for children's Medicaid and the SCHIP-funded separate program. |
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