Monitoring Outcomes for Former Welfare Recipients:
A Review of 11 Survey Instruments

Table VI:  Knowledge of Medicaid and Food Stamp Eligibility

Questions
Did you know that you [adults who work] could/may continue to be eligible to get Medicaid after leaving TANF?  YOUR CHILDREN...   C
X
X
C
X C C X           5
Once you leave TANF, do Medicaid benefits end?*             X         1
Did you think you would be eligible to get a Medicaid card after you left cash assistance?  Children? X
C
                    1
Did caseworker tell you/did you receive info from welfare office letting you know about Medicaid eligibility for you (your children) X
C
    C               2
Have you ever heard of the Children's Health Initiative Program?         C             1
Did you know that you can/ may/might continue to get food stamps after leaving TANF?   X X     X           3
Did you think you would be eligible for food stamps after you left cash assistance? X                     1
Did caseworker tell you/did you receive info from welfare office about food stamps? X     X               2
Total Number of Questions 6 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0

X = Question asked of adult;  C = Question asked about children in household.

*  An additional survey not included in this review, an IRP survey of families applying from and/or diverted from cash assistance in Milwaukee asks a somewhat similar question, “Can someone receive Medicaid without participating in W-2?” The question is repeated with “food stamps” substituting for “Medicaid.”


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