ALABAMA
COLORADO
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW YORK
OHIO
OREGON
Type of Program: State- Initiated, Medicaid Expansion, or Combination Combination State-Initiated Combination, Medicaid expansion with provider premium assistance plan or direct coverage by state if family uninsured Combination, 

State-Initiated and Medicaid Expansion

Medicaid Expansion State initiated Medicaid "Look-Alike" in Phase I; link with state-initiated premium assistance program in Phase II
Eligibility Levels for CHIP (%FPL) Phase I: Medicaid expansion, children ages 14 through 18 under 100% FPL

Phase II: ALL Kids, children ages 0 to 6 @ 133% FPL, 6 through 18 @ 100% FPL, moving to 200% FPL.

At or below

185% FPL, children up through age 17

Children up to age 18 at or below 150% FPL, Mass Health Standard

Between 150-200% FPL, depends on insurance status:

-If uninsured, Mass Health Family Assistance Plan

-If insured, receive premium assistance to purchase group health insurance

CHPlus: Children under 19 years up to 230% FPL (rising to 250% in July 2000)

Medicaid: Children under 19 family income up to 100% FPL. 

At or below 150% FPL (countable income)

up to age 19

At or below 170% FPL

Age 0 to 6 133-170% FPL

Age 6 through 18 100-170% FPL

Existence of State Children’s Health Insurance Prior to CHIP (excluding Medicaid) The Alabama Caring Foundation, operated by Blue Cross Blue Shield provided out-patient services to children not eligible for Medicaid Colorado Child

Health Plan covered outpatient and preventive services to non-Medicaid children age nine and under in families with income at or below 185% FPL; later through age 13

Children’s Medical Security Plan covered non-Medicaid eligible children up to age 19   Children in families receiving cash assistance

Children eligible by virtue of a disability

Children 0 to 6 at or below 133% FPL

Children age 6 through 14 at or below 100% FPL

State-initiated subsidy program for uninsured families began same month as CHIP

CHIP Implementation Date

Phase I: Medicaid Expansion, February 1998

Phase II: ALL Kids – accepted applications September 1998 for benefits which began October 1998.

April 1998 Retroactive to July 1997 for MassHealth to 133% FPL.

Effective August 1998 for MassHealth plans up to 150% FPL. 

April 1998 January 1998 July 1998
Number of Children who are Enrolled in CHIP as of December 1998 20,600 Total 17,400 enrolled Additional children covered in MassHealth and covered by Premium Assistance Plan totaled 42,100. 270,700 Total 85,300 Total 10,400 Total