|
NR = not reported NA = not applicable -- = the state was not required to complete this section of the state plan template and did not volunteer the information. ME = Medicaid expansion SSP = Separate state program Numbers in boxes: Place the on-screen arrow over the numbers in black or white boxes to view the program names. Click on the numbers in white boxes to view additional program information. Asterisks: Click on the asterisks to view footnotes. |
| Identifiers | Type of Benchmark | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark for Comprehensive Separate State Program | |||||||||||
| State | # of Programs | Name | # of Amendments | Medicaid | FEHBP | State Employee Plan | HMO w/Largest Enrollment | Benchmark Equivalent | Specify Benchmark Plan | Secretary- Approved Coverage | Existing State-Based Coverage |
| AK | 1 | AK Denali KidCare | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| AL | 3 | AL SCHIP | 2 | No | No | No | Yes | No | | No | No |
| AR | 2 | AR SCHIP | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | | Yes | No |
| AS | 1 | AS SCHIP | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| AZ | 1 | KidsCare | 4 | No | No | No | No | No | | Yes | No |
| CA | 6 | Healthy Families | 5 | No | No | Yes | No | No | | No | No |
| CO | 1 | CHP+ | 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Blue Cross/BlueShield PPO; State Employee Coverage "Exclusive Path"; Kaiser Permanente Plan-F10. | No | No |
| CT | 4 | HUSKY Program | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | No | | No | No |
| DC | 1 | DC Healthy Kids | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| DE | 1 | Delaware Healthy Children`s Program | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | No | | No | No |
| FL | 4 | FL KidCare | 4 | Yes | No | No | No | No | | No | Yes |
| GA | 1 | Peach Care for Kids | 1 | No | No | No | No | Yes | BlueChoice Health Care Plan (HMO) | No | No |
| GU | 1 | Guam SCHIP | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| HI | 1 | HI SCHIP | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| IA | 2 | Hawk-I | 4 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Iowa Health Solutions and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa | No | NA/NR |
| ID | 1 | ID SCHIP | 2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| IL | 2 | Kidcare | 1 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Quality Care Health Plan, available to state employees. | No | No |
| IN | 2 | Hoosier Healthwise | 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Missing/Not Specified | No | No |
| KS | 1 | HealthWave | 1 | No | No | Yes | No | No | | No | No |
| KY | 2 | KCHIP | 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | KY State employee HMO, Standard High HMO. | No | No |
| LA | 1 | LaCHIP | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| MA | 4 | MassHealth | NA | No | No | No | Yes | No | | No | No |
| MD | 3 | Maryland Children`s Health Program | 2 | No | No | No | Yes | No | The state will ensure that all plans approved as benchmark-equivalent coverage include the basic services and actuarial equivalence. | No | No |
| ME | 2 | Cubcare | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | | Yes | No |
| MI | 2 | MI SCHIP | 2 | No | No | Yes | No | No | | No | No |
| MN | 1 | Minnesota Medical Assistance Program | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| MO | 1 | MC+ for Kids | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| MP | 1 | CNMI SCHIP | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| MS | 3 | MS SCHIP | 3 | NA/NR | NA/NR | Yes | NA/NR | NA/NR | | NA/NR | NA/NR |
| MT | 1 | MT SCHIP | 1 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Basic plan for state employees | No | No |
| NC | 1 | NC SCHIP | 5 | No | No | Yes | No | No | | No | No |
| ND | 2 | Healthy Steps | 1 | NA/NR | NA/NR | NA/NR | NA/NR | Yes | Public Employees Retirement System Health Care Plan | NA/NR | NA/NR |
| NE | 1 | Kid`s Connection | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| NH | 2 | Healthy Kids | 1 | No | Yes | No | No | No | | No | No |
| NJ | 5 | KidCare | 4 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | | No | No |
| NM | 2 | NM SCHIP | 2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| NV | 1 | Nevada Check-Up | 1 | No | No | No | No | No | | Yes | No |
| NY | 2 | NY SCHIP | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | | No | Yes |
| OH | 1 | OH Child Health Plan | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| OK | 1 | SoonerCare | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| OR | 1 | OR SCHIP | 3 | No | No | No | No | No | | Yes | No |
| PA | 1 | PA SCHIP | 4 | No | No | No | No | No | | No | Yes |
| PR | 1 | PR SCHIP | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| RI | 2 | RIte Care | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| SC | 1 | Partners for Healthy Children | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| SD | 2 | SD SCHIP | 3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | | No | No |
| TN | 1 | Tennessee`s CHIP | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| TX | 2 | Texas Healthy Steps | 1 | NA/NR | NA/NR | Yes | NA/NR | NA/NR | | NA/NR | NA/NR |
| UT | 1 | UT SCHIP | NA | No | No | No | No | Yes | Public Employees Health Plan, Preferred Medical Care | No | No |
| VA | 2 | VA SCHIP | 1 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Key Advantage Plan, state employees' PPO option / Key Advantage Plan, state employees' PPO option | No | No |
| VI | 1 | Virgin Island`s SCHIP | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| VT | 1 | VT SCHIP | 3 | No | No | No | No | No | | Yes | No |
| WA | 1 | WA SCHIP | 1 | Yes | No | No | No | No | | No | No |
| WI | 3 | BadgerCare | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | | NA | NA |
| WV | 2 | WV SCHIP | 3 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Public Employees Insurance Agency Preferred Provider Benefit Plan, the state employee benefit plan | No | No |
| WY | 1 | WY SCHIP | NA | No | No | No | No | No | | Yes  | No |
| U.S. | # of Programs Mean| Range | | # of Amendments Mean|Range | # of States with Medicaid as Benchmark | # of States with FEHBP as Benchmark | # of States with State Employee Plan as Benchmark | # of States with HMO w/Largest Enrollment as Benchmark | # of States with Benchmark Equivalent Coverage | # of States with Secretary- Approved Coverage | # of States with Existing State- Based Coverage | |
| 56 | 1.8 | 1 - 6 | 1.5 | 0 - 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | | 7 | 3 | |