Simulation of Medicaid and SCHIP Eligibility: Implications of Findings From 10 States. Final Report.. Appendix Table 8

08/16/2000

COUNTABLE INCOME^a AND ELIGIBILITY AS OF JANUARY 1, 1999 FOR A FIVE YEAR OLD CHILD IN A THREE PERSON FAMILY WITH TWO EARNERS AND MONTHLY GROSS INCOME OF $2,892 (250 percent of 1999 FPL) AND AVERAGE MONTHLY CHILD CARE EXPENSES^b
	Alabama	Arkansas	California	Colorado	Connecticut	Florida	Massachusetts	Michigan	New Jersey	New York
Simulated Countable Income for a Family of Three with Two Earners
TANF	$2,138	$2,313	$2,712	$2,712	$2,712	$2,712	$2,018	$2,537	$2,892	$2,537
1931	$2,537	$2,313	$2,537	$2,537	$2,712	$2,712	$2,892	$2,537	$2,537	$2,537
Poverty	$2,537	$2,537	$2,537	$2,717	$2,537	$2,537	$2,892	$2,537	$2,537	$2,537
M-SCHIP	$2,537	$2,537	$2,537	NP	$2,537	$2,537	$2,892	$2,537	$2,537	$2,537
S-SCHIP	$2,892	$2,892^c	$2,892	$2,562	$2,537	Healthy Kids: $2,892 MediKids: $2,537	$2,892	$2,537	$2,892	$2,712
Program eligibility
5 year old	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	S-SCHIP	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible
Source: MPR State Income Eligibility Requirements Database. Note: NP = No program FPL=Federal poverty level ^aGross income minus any disregards for earnings and child care expenses. ^bFamily composition assumes two earners and average monthly child care expenses of $329/month are based on estimates of the national average child care expenses paid by non-poor households (Casper 1995). ^cThis income level is for the ARKids First program. The program is currently a 1115 Medicaid Waiver program, but the state plans to convert it into an S-SCHIP program.

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