| TABLE IV.1 ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBER OF UNINSURED CHILDREN WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID BUT NOT PARTICIPATING, BY SOURCE |
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| Source | Data | Time Period | Estimate Definitions and Eligibility Criteria | Uninsured Children Eligible for Medicaid | |
| Number (millions) |
Pct. of All Uninsured | ||||
| Urban Institute's
TRIM2 Model (which adjusts for Medicaid undercount) |
CPS 3/96 | 1995 | Estimate definition: Children age 17
Eligibility criteria: State-specific poverty related AFDC children SSI children Medically needy children Assets |
1.6 | 24% |
| Reschovsky et al. (1997) | CTS | late 1996 /
early 1997 |
Estimate definition: Children age 18.
Eligibility criteria: State-specific poverty-related criteria only. |
3.1 | 35% |
| Thorpe (1997b) | CPS 3/96 | 1995 | Estimate definition: Children age 18
Eligibility criteria: None given. |
3.3 | 31% |
| GAO (1996) | CPS 3/95 | 1994 | Estimate definition: Children age 11
Eligibility criteria: Poverty-related only. Not state-specific. Only includes children age 5 with family incomes below 133% of poverty and children 6-11 with family incomes below 100% of poverty. |
2.9 | 30% |
| Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (Summer et al. 1997) | CPS 3/95 | 1994 | Estimate definition: Children age 10.
Eligibility criteria: Poverty related only. Not state-specific. Only the federal minimum poverty-related eligibility criteria for children age 10. |
2.7 | 45% |