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Marcia Brand to Barbara Woolley et al re: 6 Provider Groups Commit
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COLLECTION:
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Domestic Policy Council
Devorah Adler
OA/Box Number: 20146
FOLDER TITLE:
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Insure Kids Now
1-877-KIDS - NOW
You love your children and work hard to help them grow up
strong and healthy. But like many parents, you haven't
been able to give them health insurance. Now you can do
something about it because there's a new nationwide effort
called INSURE KIDS NOW. Call our toll-free number.
Don't let your kids go another day without health coverage.
Low-cost or free health insurance for kids is here now.
02/21/99 19:00 FAX
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BRAFT - Sent to Pear
PRESIDENT CLINTON LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE "INSURE KIDS NOW" CAMPAIGN
TO ENROLL UNINSURED CHILDREN IN HEALTH PROGRAMS
DRAFT: February 23, 1999
Today, the President and the First Lady. along with Governors Carper and Leavitt and Secretary
Shalala, launched the nationwide "Insure Kids Now" campaign that aims to enroll every eligible but
uninsured child in Medicaid and the new Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). About half
of the 10 million uninsured children qualify for these programs but remain unenrolled. To ensure
that families know that their children may be eligible, the President has engaged a broad-based,
bipartisan, public-private coalition to use whatever means possible to educate and assist families in
insuring their children This includes launching a nationwide, toll-free number set up by the
National Governors' Association in partnership with White House and Bell Atlantic, that allows
families to get essential information; airing public service announcements on TV and radio; placing
the toll-free number on corporate products; enlisting grass-roots organizations to get the word out;
and stepping up activities by over 10 Federal agencies that interact with working families.
Altogether, these actions will make a major contribution towards the President's goal of covering up
to 5 million uninsured children.
INSURING OUR NATION'S CHILDREN
About half of all uninsured children are now eligible for Federal-State health insurance programs.
In 1997, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was created. CHIP provides
affordable health insurance to children in working families. Today, 47 states have already
implemented CHIP plans and are beginning to enroll children. These states expect to enroll over
2.5 million children when their plans are fully implemented. In addition, states are working to help
enroll the nearly 4 million uninsured children who are eligible for Medicaid
NEW, NATIONWIDE "INSURE KIDS NOW" OUTREACH CAMPAIGN
To encourage children's health insurance outreach, the President and First Lady have launched the
"Insure Kids Now" public-private campaign. With the centerpiece being the new toll-free "1-877-
KIDS NOW" number, this initiative includes an unprecedented national media campaign as well as
new private and public actions to help enroll uninsured children in Medicaid and CHIP. It builds on
efforts begun by the President last year, when he ordered 8 Federal agencies with their hundreds of
programs serving low-income families to spread the word about children's insurance. Starting
today, thanks to the toll-free number, this outreach campaign can be raised to a new level since
media, corporations, and others can now spread the word nationwide.
Launching "1-877-KIDS NOW" Hotline: Today, Governors Carper and Leavitt unveiled 1-877
KIDS NOW, B. new toll free number developed by the National Governors Association in
partnership with Bell Atlantic and the Administration that provides state-specific information about
Medicaid and CHIP to families in all 50 States. Families calling the line will speak with an person
who can provide information about eligibility criteria, benefits, and how to apply for coverage.
Beginning in October, HHS will assume responsibility for this line.
Running TV and radio ads on Insure Kids Now: One of the best ways to educate families is
through public service announcements (PSAs) that a family hears on the radio during the day and
sees on TV at night. To help surround families with information:
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TELEVISION
NBC has produced "The More You Know" PSAs on outreach that will begin to be aired on
February 24 during prime time.
ABC will run an Insure Kids Now PSA [getting details].
Viacom/Paramount will run the Insure Kids Now PSA at 19 of their stations throughout the
country, starting March 1st.
National Association of Broadcasters, the trade association of all broadcast stations, will make
the PSA available to all their members on February 22nd. Smaller stations in more rural areas
will show the PSA on a routine basis.
Univision will run an HHS-sponsored PSA in Spanish twice a day for the next six months.
Black Entertainment Television will air the PSA for the next X months.
RADIO
Paid radio nationwide: Today, the Deparment of Health and Human Services (HHS) will
begin funding radio ads in 45 States and DC, starting with: California, Utah, Colorado,
Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maine.
Radio Disney/ABC radio will run ads specialized for children in their 25 markets.
Bonneville will run public service announcements from by General Powell and America's
Promise will distribute these ads nationwide.
New efforts by corporations and other organizations to educate families about outreach.
Building on a series of commitments made in 1998, many more organizations have joined the Insure
Kids Now Campaign. Some examples of their commitments include:
CORPORATIONS
K-Mart will put columns on children's health outreach in the K-Mart circular that reaches more
than 70 million homes; put the Insure Kids Now number on its shopping bags, diaper boxes and
pharmaceutical products; put counter displays at 1,600 K-Mart pharmacies; include daily PSAs
on K-Mart instore radio network; and team up with the Children's Defense Fund and the
March of Dimes to set up tables and sign up kids outside stores.
American Medical Response will put posters and have brochures available in ambulance and
school buses that transport 2,000,000 students daily in 36 states.
General Motors will put labels with the Insure Kids Now number on child safety seats that it is
donating, with NAACP and La Raza, to families in low-income communities across the country.
HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY
Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association will produce and distribute a nationwide radio public
service announcement and publish print advertisement in Reader's Digest and Time.
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Pfizer Inc will incorporate the 1-877 message onto their patient/parent resource publication,
mailings to their pediatricians, and in their Pharmacy Assistance Program. Wyeth Lederle
Vaccines will develop handbooks, including the Insure Kids Now number, that will be
distributed to more than 1,500 local community based organizations and providers.
American Dental Hygienists' Association will put the Insure Kids Now number and the tag
line on toothbrushes and in its Access magazine, which reaches 80,000 dental hygienists.
GRASSROOTS, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS
America's Promise will continue to work with corporate partners and communities to develop
local outreach initiatives. [details needed]
Points of Light Foundation will publicize the Insure Kids Now number and distribute outreach
material through over 60 "Connect America" nonprofit partners reaching 20 million Americans;
over 450 affiliated Volunteer Centers; over 2,000 individual and organizational members; and
200 corporate members to distribute through their networks.
United Way of America has committed to enrolling 500,000 eligible children in CHIP and
Medicaid. It will mobilize select local United Ways (of which there are 1,400 across the
country) to partner with local organizations to coordinate training for outreach volunteers to
pilot the program, then expand it to approximately 30 to 50 communities across the country.
HOPE for Kids will knock on 400,000 doors in 93 cities in 38 states on April 17, 1999 to
educate families about Medicaid and CHIP.
Numerous religious groups will distribute the Insure Kids Now number including Catholic
Charities/USA, National Council of Churches of Christ, and the Council of Jewish Federations.
National Educational Association will promote the Insure Kids Now number through the
presidents of 14,000 local affiliates in 53 states and its magazine that goes to 2.4 million people.
New Federal efforts to promote children's health insurance outreach. The President has both
legislative and administrative proposals to help enroll children in Medicaid and CHIP, including:
Over $1.2 billion in his FY 2000 budget for children's health outreach, through proposals
that will help states access additional funding for successful outreach activities.
New actions by the Federal Task Force on children's health outreach, including:
HHS will launch new "InsureKidsNow.Gov" website today that provides information
about state programs and the Administration's public-private outreach campaign. HHS will
also distribute 145,000 posters to over 20,000 health centers, providers, and other grantees.
USDA will send 92,000 employees information about outreach on March 8 on their wage
and earning statements, including the national toll-free number.
Department of Justice will join the outreach effort in March by sending a letter and
posters with the Insure Kids Now number to all 170 sites in Operation Weed and Feed, a
crime prevention and community revitalization initiative.
http://www.pub.whitehouse.gov/uri-../oma.eop.gov.us/1998/2/25/8.text.1
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
February 18, 1998
PRESIDENT CLINTON ANNOUNCES A SERIES OF NEW EFFORTS
TO ENROLL UNINSURED CHILDREN IN HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS
February 18, 1998
Today at the Children's National Medical Center, the President,
joined by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, announced new efforts
designed to enroll the millions of uninsured children who are eligible
for but not currently enrolled in Medicaid and other state-based
children's health program. These include: (1) the first major state
expansions under the recently enacted Children's Health Insurance
Program (CHIP) and released findings that indicate that many States
will soon follow; (2) a Presidential Directive to Federal Agencies;
(3) FY1999 budget proposals that provide funding for children's health
policy outreach including Medicaid enrollment incentives to States; and
(4) an unprecedented set of public/private initiatives designed in
partnership with Governors, health care providers, children's health
advocates, foundations, businesses and many others who are committed
to providing coverage for the nation's uninsured children.
Program participants include: Edwin K. Zechman, Jr., President and
CEO of Children's National Medical Center; Linda Haverson, parent whose
son was recently enrolled in Medicaid because of a local outreach
effort; HHS Secretary Donna Shalala; First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton;
and President Clinton.
Of the more than 10 million children in America who are uninsured,
over 3 million are already eligible for Medicaid. However, many
families are not aware that their children are eligible for Medicaid,
and others have difficultly filling out the application. Similar
problems could undermine the new Children's Health Insurance Program's
goal to enroll millions of uninsured children. It is with these
challenges in mind, that the President today:
ANNOUNCED THAT COLORADO AND SOUTH CAROLINA HAVE JOINED ALABAMA AS
THE FIRST COVERAGE EXPANSIONS UNDER THE NEW CHIP PROGRAM. Last year's
Balanced Budget Agreement included a major new program to provide
health insurance to the nation's children. Today, the President
announced that Colorado and South Carolina join Alabama as the first
states to come into the children's health program. In late January,
Alabama received approval to expand its Medicaid program to children
ages 14 to 18 up to 100 percent of poverty. South Carolina will
expand its Medicaid program to provide coverage to all children up to
150 percent of poverty. And, Colorado builds upon its current
non-Medicaid program to cover all children up to 185 percent of
poverty. The President also announced that many more States are well
on their way to expanding coverage to more uninsured children. In
addition to the three announced today, 14 more states have submitted
plans to HHS for approval, and nearly 30 States have active working
groups or task forces designing plans to address the needs of uninsured
children.
ISSUED A NEW PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE TO LAUNCH A GOVERNMENT-WIDE
EFFORT TO ENROLL UNINSURED CHILDREN. In an executive memorandum to
eight Federal agencies with jurisdiction over children's programs
the Departments of Agriculture, Interior, Education, HHS, HUD, Labor,
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and Treasury, and the Social Security Administration -- the President
directed the establishment of a multi-agency effort to enroll uninsured
children. These agencies run programs such as WIC, Food Stamps, Head
Start, and public housing that cover many of the same children who are
uninsured and eligible for Medicaid or other health insurance. The
memorandum instructs these agencies: (1) to identify all their
employees and grantees who might come into contact with these children
and ensure that these individuals are aware of the health insurance
programs available to children; (2) to develop an intensive children's
outreach initiative, such as distributing information, coordinating
toll-free numbers, and simplifying and coordinating application forms;
and (3) to report back in 90 days on their plan to help enroll
uninsured children.
HIGHLIGHTED BUDGET PROPOSALS THAT PROVIDE MEDICAID ENROLLMENT
INCENTIVES TO STATES. The President's FY 1999 budget invests $900
million over five years in children's health outreach policies,
including the use of schools and child care centers to enroll children
in Medicaid. The budget provides States with the option of
automatically enrolling children in Medicaid even before having
received all of the complicated eligibility and enrollment forms (a
provision known as presumptive eligibility). It also expands the use
of a Federally-financed administrative fund SO that it can underwrite
the costs for all uninsured children * not just the limited population
allowed under current law.
ANNOUNCED A HISTORIC PRIVATE SECTOR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE OUTREACH.
To complement the public outreach effort, the President announced
unprecedented new contributions from the private sector to help ensure
that all children who are eligible for health insurance receive it,
including:
-- A new toll-free number that directs families around the nation to
their state enrollment centers. The President announced that Bell
Atlantic will establish and operate a toll-free number to help states
enroll uninsured children. The number, which will be put in place
during the upcoming months, will be used by the nation's Governors to
help millions of families around the nation by directing them
automatically to their local state Medicaid enrollment agency.
-- Over $23 million in commitments from private foundations across the
country. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will spend $13 million over
the next three years to fund innovative state-local coalitions to
design and conduct outreach initiatives, simplify enrollment processes,
and coordinate existing coverage programs. The Kaiser Family
Foundation will spend up to $10 million over the next five years on
studies to help understand why eligible children do not enroll in
existing programs and how best to provide insurance coverage for these
children. America's Promise, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation and the American Academy of Pediatrics, will mobilize
corporations such as SmithKline Beecham and Schering Plough and local
communities nationwide in children's health outreach efforts.
New initiatives from corporate and advocacy organizations to reach
out to uninsured children. Pampers has volunteered to include a letter
in its child birth education packages, given to 90 percent of first-time
mothers, giving families information about available health insurance
options. Chain drug stores across the country will provide information
about the new Bell Atlantic toll-free number to their customers. The
National Education Association is launching an unprecedented effort to
educate teachers on how they can inform children and their families
about health insurance, through national newsletters, conferences, and
special training sessions. The American Hospital Association's Campaign
for Coverage will increase its nationwide initiative to engage
hospitals in helping uninsured Americans, including children.
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ISSUED A CHALLENGE ACROSS AMERICA TO FIND NEW WAYS TO REACH OUT TO
UNINSURED CHILDREN. The President challenged every physician, nurse,
health care provider, business, school, parent, grandparent, and
community across the nation, to find new ways to ensure that uninsured
children eligible for health insurance are enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP.
This national commitment should not stop until every eligible child
across the country is enrolled in one of the existing health care
programs.
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001. email
Marcia Brand to Barbara Woolley et al re: 6 Provider Groups Commit
02/19/1999
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COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
Domestic Policy Council
Devorah Adler
OA/Box Number: 20146
FOLDER TITLE:
CHIP [Children's Health Insurance Program] Outreach [Folder 8]
2012-0463-S
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b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute |(a)(3) of the PRA|
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
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financial information |(a)(4) of the PRA]
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information |(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
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personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
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C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
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of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
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2201(3).
concerning wells |(b)(9) of the FOIA]
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BCC: Marcia Brand
Subject: 6 Provider Groups Commit- AMA, ANA, ADA, ACEP, ACP+
Barbara - I've been trying to spare you some calls but It seems that
AMA and ANA have called you directly.
Six large provider groups are willing to make commitments. Contact and
bullet are provided for all but ANA - I'm still waiting for their
information and expect it shortly.
1.
AMA
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Will try to reach the nation's 600,000 physicians by using a
multi-focused strategy:
promote the number in its weekly newsper, the American Medical News
post information on AMA's "award-winning" website
use its Networks to do broadcast emails and faxes to State and
county medical societies
use its communications directors to send information to local and
specialty societies
The ultimate goal is to get the information about "insure kids now"
out to "the Federation" of all organized medicine.
Please invite:
Sandy Sherman
Assistant Director, Federal Affairs and Outreach
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2.
ANA -
Margaret Vanderbilt has called Barbara Wooley directly. They are thinking
about what they would like to do. Per Jocelyn Coffey (202) 651-7083.
3.
ADA -
per Dorothy J. Moss (202) 789-5160
ADA has long supported programs for oral health care for poor children.
The Association is very enthusiastic bout the CHIP program, ADA member
dentists donate annually almost $4 bilion in free and discounted dental
services to people in need.
ADA is presently working with State dental societies to devleop coalitions
and outreach activities in support of the CHIP program and the provision of
of dental care to needy children. ADA will host a conference in August
which will bring together dentists, state legislators, and health officials
to work together to find solutions to increasing access to children's oral
health services.
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e: Mr. Thomas J. Spangler
Director of Legislative and Regulatory Policy, ADA
(202) 789-5179
American College of Emergency Physicians
Contact: Mary Jane Fingland (202) 728-0610 x3008
ACEP will send information to 20,000 members through a newsletter,
including how to get posters and access outreach materials through
websites.
They will put this information on their website.
ACEP will include it in publications that go out to ER residents.
Invite: Dr. Michale T. Rapp, President Elect, ACEP
Phone: 703-558-6167
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American College of Physicians - American Society for Internal
Medicine
Contact: Cathy Sullivan (202) 261-4500
Associate for State Health Policy
In an effort to reach its 110,000 members, ACP-ASIM
will promote the new toll free number on its national web site
advertise the new number it its monthly pulibcation, the Observer and
in its bi-monthly legislative newsletter.
At the State level:
most states are working with organizations and groups that interact
with children or their parents to enhance awareness by providing
brochures, pamphlets and psoters. The College will urge physician
members to work with these groups and display or distribe materials in
office or clinics.
ACP-ASIM is urging chapter leaders to use newlsetters, websites and
meeting to tell members how they can particiate in outreach.
Invite: Cathy Sullivan (as above)
6.
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Contact: Brent Ewig (202) 371-9090
ASTHO will publicize the toll free number and the website to state
health departments leaders and staff in 57 states and territories by:
its electronic Primary Care Network Newslsetter, which is sent
directly to each state health officer and a wide network of state
health deparmtne staff and partners.
encouraging state public health agencies to link to link their
website with the insurekidsnow campaign and nhighlighting the 877
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On behalf of the President and the First Lady, we thank you for your interest in the Children's
Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Initiative's private sector partnership program. The President and
the First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton would like to announce your commitment during a White
House event to raise awareness about the CHIP program. The event is scheduled for February 23
and the time and location is to be determined.
The White House plans to incorporate a summary of your commitment in press materials. To
streamline efforts, please provide the following information and fax this form to Barbara
Woolley at 202-456-6218 by February 19th. Also. we can send to you our tagline and toll-free
number if you are interested in using them as part of your efforts. If you have any questions or
concerns, please don't hesitate to call Barbara Woolley at 456-2930. Thank you very much for
your efforts to help insure children.
Name of company:
The Children's Health Fund
Summary of commitment/activity:
Integrated Child Health Network (The Children's Health Fund and Montefiore Medical
Center) proposes to reach out to enroll, and provide access to comprehensive
pediatric services to, up to 30,000 uninsured children in the Bronx, NY. Will
also disseminate outreach/enrollment information in 13 National Children's Health
Project Network sites in 8 states across the country.
Time frame during which commitment/activity will be implemented:
January, 1999 - December, 2001
Location nationwide/regional, etc.):
New York, NY; Newark, NJ; West Virginia; Mississippi; Dallas and Austin, TX;
Orlando and South Florida; Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA; Lee County, AR; and
Company representative attending White House event: Washington, DC
Name:
Irwin Redlener, MD
Work address/telephone number: 317 East 64th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212-535-9707
If applicable, can you provide a visual for the event? If yes, please describe:
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FOLDER TITLE:
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Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA]
b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA|
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute |(a)(3) of the PRA
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information |(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy |(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy |(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells |(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
On behalf of the President and the First Lady, we thank you for your interest in the Children's
Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Initiative's private sector partnership program. The President and
the First Lacy Hillary Rodham Clinton would like to announce your commitment during a White
House event to raise awareness about the CHIP program. The event is scheduled for February 23
and the time and location is to be determined.
The White House plans to incorporate a summary of your commitment in press materials. To
streamline efforts, please provide the following information and fax this form to Barbara
Woolley at 202-456-6218 by February 19th. Also, we can send to you our tagline and toll-free
number if you are interested in using them as part of your efforts. If you have any questions or
concerns, please don't hesitate to call Barbara Woolley all 456-2930. Thank you very much for
your efforts to help insure children.
Name of company:
Neighborhood Networks initiative CHIP Qutreach Collaboration
Summary of commitment/activity:
See attached.
Time frame: during which commitment/activity will be implemented
CHIP outreach and enrollment events will begin March 6, 1999.
Location (nationwide/regional, etc.):
Nationwide
Company representative attending White House event:
Name: 1. Ms. Brenda Leath, President and CEO
Work address/telephone number:
National Consortium for African American Children, 3636 Alabama Ave., SE,
Washington, DC 20020, 202-583-2896
(see second name below)
If applicable, can you provide a visual for the event? If yes, please describe:
N/A
Company representative attending White House event:
2. Dr. Norma S. White
International President
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
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Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Initiative's private sector partnership program.
The President and the First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton would like to announce your
commitment during a White House event to raise awareness about the CHIP program.
The event is scheduled for February 23 and the time and location is to be determined.
Please
The White House plans to incorporate a summary of your commitment in press materials.
respond
To streamline efforts, please provide the following information and fax this form to
to
Barbara Woolley at 202-456-6218 by February 19th Also, we can send to you our tagline
and toll-free number if you are interested in using them as part of your efforts. If you have
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Summary of commitment/activity:
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ANA has a long history of commitment to children's
health insurance. We are happy to distribute posters american
and street materials to our state associations, as
well as link to your new web site.
Time frame during which commitment/activity will be implemented:
QS soon as is appropriate
Location (nationwide/regional, etc.):
nationwide
Company representative attending White House event:
Name:
Mary Marra
Work address/telephone number:
600 Maryland Avenue, s.w.
Washington 202-651-7092 DC
If applicable, can you provide a visual for the event? If yes, please describe:
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COMMENTS:
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A Slice of Life (English)
Voice Over
"We try to do the best for our kids. From before they're born...until the day they finish school.
Nothing's more important than keeping them healthy."
"But finding the money for prescriptions and doctor bills isn't easy."
"Now there's new free or low cost health care for kids.
Tagline (to be inserted here)
Voice Over
"And insure your kids now. It's one of the best thing you'll ever do."
A Slice of Life (Spanish)
Voice Over
"Nosotros tratmos lo mejor para nuestros hijos. Desde antes que nacieron hasta el día qe
terminan el colegio. Nada es más importante que maternerlos saludables."
"Pero encontrar dinero para las medicinas y las cuentas del doctor no es facil."
"Ahora hay un nuevo programa de salud para niño gratis o de bajo costo."
Tagline (to be inserted here)
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"Asegure a sus hijos ahora, es una de las mejores cosas que usted podrà hacer."
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Doctor's Office (English)
Mom
"Last year, when my kids were sick I had to take them to the emergency room because they had
no health insurance."
"I was really worried and we waited for hours."
"Good think I found out about 8 new program that helps me pay for doctor bills and medicine.
So now when one of 'em wakes up with an earache or cough, I can come here."
Nurse
"Ma'am, the doctor will see you now."
Tagline (to be inserted)
Mom
"Insure your kids now..it's one of the best things you'll ever do."
Doctor's Office (Spanish)
Madre
"El año pasado, cuando mis hijos se enfermaron, tuve que llevarlos a la sala de emergencia porque
no tenian seguro de salud."
"Estaba muy preocupada y tuvimos que esperar por muchashoras."
"Qué bueno que me enteré de este nuevo programa que te ayuda a pagar las cuentas del doctor y
las medicinas. Ahora, cuando ellos amanezcan con dolor de oido 0 toz, puedo venir aquí."
Enfermera
"Señora..."
Tagline (to be inserted)
Madre
"Asegure a sus hijos ahora.. es una de las mejores cosas usted podrá hacer."
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DHHS/ASPA
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Public Service
Announcement for Insure Kids Now
Voice Over (First Lady)
"As parents we work hard to give our kids the things they want, like a bicycle
or a dog; but even more important is giving them something they need like,
health insurance. Unfortunately, many parents think they can't afford it. But
through a new initiative called INSURE KIDS NOW, your children may be
eligible for low cost coverage. To sign up call toll free 877-KIDS now because
every child should be covered."
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
Date: 2/19/99
ACTION / CONCURRENCE / COMMENT DUE BY: 6:00p.m. TODAY
Subject: RADIO ACTUALITIES (CHILDREN'S HEALTH; "RAAD/KROSS AMERICA")
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
RADIO ACTUALITY ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH
99FEB 19 PM12:11
THE WHITE HOUSE
February 19, 1999
As every parent knows, nothing is more important than keeping our children healthy. So
I have very good news for working parents: Even if you can't afford private health insurance, it
is now possible to get help with doctor bills, medicines, and hospital care for your children. If
your children are uninsured, please call 1-877-KIDS-NOW. With a little help, your children can
get the care they need to grow up healthy and strong.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
RADIO ACTUALITY ON READ ACROSS AMERICA
THE WHITE HOUSE
February 19, 1999
The best and most enjoyable way for children to open their minds is by opening books.
This Tuesday, America will celebrate "Read Across America Day." More than a million people
-- from baseball star Cal Ripken, Jr., to the sailors of the U.S.S. Saipan -- will share the joy of
reading with children in every part of the country. I encourage all caring adults to get involved.
Read to children on "Read Across America" day - and every day. Together, we can make our
children the best readers in the world.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Nashville, Tennessee)
For Immediate Release
June 22, 1998
June 22, 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
THE SECRETARY OF LABOR
THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
SUBJECT: Federal Actions to Improve Children's Health
Insurance Outreach
Last year, with bipartisan support from the Congress, I was pleased
to sign into law the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This
new program will help millions of children of working families obtain
affordable and much-needed health insurance. As of today, 20 States
have had their CHIP plans approved and most States have applied for
approval.
Yet, as recent studies show, rapidly implementing CHIP and ensuring
that all eligible children are enrolled in this new program or Medicaid
has never been more important. This month, a major report from the
Institute of Medicine confirmed that children without health insurance
are more likely to be sick, less likely to be immunized, and less likely
to receive medical treatment for illnesses, such as recurrent ear
infections and asthma. Without treatment, these diseases can have
lifelong consequences. Another study by the Agency for Health Care
Policy and Research concluded that there are 4.7 million uninsured
children who are eligible but not enrolled in Medicaid. Several million
more will become eligible for CHIP as States implement their programs.
Only an intense, sustained campaign in both the public and private
sectors can address the significant challenge of uninsured children. On
February 18, 1998, I requested children's health outreach proposals from
eight Federal agencies on how the executive branch of the United States
Government can assist in children's health insurance outreach.
In response, I received the Report to the President: The
Interagency Task Force on Children's Health Insurance Outreach, which
contains proposals on how to engage the executive branch in children's
health outreach. I have reviewed this report and found these proposals
sound, innovative, and worth undertaking.
Therefore, I hereby direct you to take the following actions to
promote children's health insurance outreach, consistent with the
missions of your agencies and the content and timelines of each
potential initiative described in the Report.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that the:
Health Care Financing Administration, among other proposed actions,
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creates an on-line clearing house for outreach information and
facilitates relationships between State Medicaid and CHIP agencies
and community-based and private organizations to identify, educate,
and enroll uninsured children in State health insurance programs;
Health Resources and Services Administration, among other proposed
actions, trains health care providers to help identify and enroll
children in health insurance through its National Health Service
Corps and Area Health Education Centers, which trains students and
health providers and distributes information to families that use
the community clinics that it funds;
Administration for Children and Families, among other proposed
actions, distributes promotional material and applications for
Medicaid and CHIP to the families they serve through Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Head Start sites, and
subsidized child care sites;
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, among other proposed
actions, supports investigator-initiated evaluations of outreach
activities to better understand which outreach and enrollment
strategies work best and to disseminate results to improve outreach
performance;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among other proposed
actions, puts outreach referral information in its public health
publications and pamphlets;
Indian Health Service, among other proposed actions, integrates
"train the trainer" techniques to educate select community members
who can then provide information on health insurance to the rest of
the community;
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, among
other proposed actions, develops and implements an educational
campaign for uninsured children with special needs.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall, among other proposed actions:
Educate Regional and State directors of the Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC) program and other Food and Nutrition Service programs
on health care programs that are available to families with
uninsured children and determine what information to give to these
families; how to coordinate the application process to facilitate
enrollment in CHIP and Medicaid; and how families applying for
school lunch programs can receive information on health insurance;
Provide information to the Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service regional and State program staff and grantees
and encourage dissemination of information to families regarding the
CHIP and Medicaid programs.
The Secretary of Education shall, among other proposed actions:
Educate and assist families through its Partnership for Family
Involvement program, which promotes family involvement in education,
and includes employers, schools, education organizations, and
community and religious groups.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, among other
proposed actions:
Provide information on children's health outreach to applicants for
competitive grants, and ask its directors of Public Housing
Authorities and Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities to post or
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distribute this information.
The Secretary of Interior shall, among other proposed actions:
Develop and distribute culturally relevant referral information to
Native American families through the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
especially focusing on tribal schools, colleges, and social services
agencies.
The Secretary of Labor shall, among other proposed actions:
Distribute Medicaid and CHIP outreach information through its Job
Corps Centers, One-Stop Career Centers, welfare-to-work grant
programs, and small businesses contacts.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall, among other proposed actions:
Post children's health outreach information for families at IRS
walk-in centers and provide this information to Voluntary Income Tax
Assistance sites.
The Commissioner of Social Security shall, among other proposed
actions:
Distribute information and/or applications for children's health
insurance in its SSA field office reception areas and provide to
States names of families of children denied SSI SO that States can
send these families educational information and applications for
children's health insurance programs.
I also direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
continue to work with the above mentioned agencies to assist them in
fulfilling these commitments, to engage new agencies and develop
other commitments, and report back to me in 1 year on agency
accomplishments.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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(Kaiser) 296-1314
Stephen oldsan Steplen Welson Ahen
Dan Nelson
(Am Hosp. Assoc.)
626 -2363-2354
CHIP OutReach Jeanne Land lefta
Monday
10:30-11:30
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456-6777
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456-6766
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Hilary Wilson lefta
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Barbara Woolley
682-6049
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National Association of County and
Donna Grossman
763-5550
400 41st StNW
City Health Officals
WRong #
Suite 450
Washington, DC 20001
National Association of Homes and
Kelsi Brown
223-3447
1701 K st, NW
DUP
Services for Children
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
National Association of Psychiatric
Joy Midman
416-1669
2000 L St, NW
Treatment Centers for Children
Fax #
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
National Education Association
Diane Shust
822-7325
1201 16th St, NW
Maitbox Full
Washington, DC 20036
National Mental Licalth Association
AI Guida
703-838-7509
1021 Prince St
Alexandria, VA 22314
Partnership for Prevention
Kelly O'Brien
833-0009
426 C St NE
Washington, DC 20002
The ARG
Kathy McGinley
785-3388
1522 K St NW
Suite 516
Washington, DC 20005
US Catholic Conference
Patricia King
541-3188
3211 Fourth St, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Washington Business Group on
Kim Monk
408-9320
777 Norht Capitol NE
Health
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20002
Women Legal Defense-Fund
Joan Entmacher
986-2600
1875 Connecticut Ave, NW
986-2539
Suite 710
Washington, DC 20009
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Association of Maternal and Child
Barbara Richards
775-0436
1220 19th St, NW
Health Programs
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Association of Maternal and Child
Cathy Hess
775-0436
1220 19th St, NW
Health Programs
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Association of State and Territorial
Lizbeth Stark
371-9090
1275 K Street, NW
Health Officials
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Catholic Charities USA
Lisa Smith
703/549-1390 X 60
1731 King St
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Dup
Child Welfare League of America
Ellen Battestelli
638-2952
440 First St, NW
yes
Cort
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Suite 310
Washington, DC 20001
Children's Defense Fund
Gregg-Haifley
662-3541
25 E. St, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Children's Defense Fund
Jim Weill
662-3541
25 E. St, NW
oivecy Dennis Johnson
642-3550
Washington, DC 20001
Children's Health Fund
(212)535-9707
317 E. 64th St
212-861-0235
New York, NY 10021
Families USA
Judy Waxman/
628-3030
1334 G St, NW
Joan Alker
Washington, DC 20005
Family Voices
Gayle Brown
703/503-4529
5106 Richarson Dr
BUSY
Fairfax, VA 22032
Friends Committee on National
Florence Kimball
547-6000
245 2nd St, NE
Legislation
Washington, DC 20002
Kaiser Parmanente
Jane Andrews
296-1314
1700 K ST NW
Suite 601
Washington, DC 20006
March of Dimes
Marina Weiss
659-1800
1901 L St NW
Suite 260
Washington, DC 20036
March of Dimes
Jo Merrill
659-1800
1901 L St NW
Suite 260
Washington, DC 20036
Mcl Dermott Will & Emery
Karen Sealander
778-8024
1850 K ST, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
National Association of Children's
Peters Willson
703/684-1355
401 Wythe St
Hospitals
Alexandria, VA 22314
National Association of Children's
Ann Langley
945-6163
3000 K ST, NW
Hospitals
Lisa Take
BUSY
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20007
Ann
margavet Rekas, AMA
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Kelsi Brown
Contact
National Association of Homes and
Services for Children
2000 L Street, NW
Suite 200
not at this agency
Washington, DC 20036
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223-3447
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Tel 2
Tel 2
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Mr Bruce Nicholson
Ms Cheryl Beversdorf
American Bar Association
Executive VP
741 15th Street, NW
Association of State and Territorial
M
Washington, DC 20005
Health Officials
yes.
Tel 1
662-1769
Ext
Tel 1
1275 K Street, NW
Suite 800
Tel 2
Tel 2
Washington, DC 20005
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Tel 1
371-9090
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E-mail
Tel 2
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Home
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Mike Graham
children
American Dental Association
1111- 14th Street, NW
Business
Home
Suite 1100
Ms Ellen Battestelli
Washington, DC 20005
Senior Policy Analyst
Tel 1
898-2400
Ext
Tel 1
Child Welfare League of America
M
440 First Street, NW
Tel 2
Tel 2
Suite 310
Fax
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Washington, DC 30001
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children
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Children
ness
Home
Mr Jerry Steffl
Category children
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
children
Business
Home
Ms Kelly O'Brien
Washington, DC 20002
Director of Govt Affairs
Tel 1
336-5884
Ext
Tel 1
Partnership for Prevention
Tel 2
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wrong
Tel 2
426 C Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Fax
E-mail
#
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833-0009
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Children Heart Addresses
ORGANZATION
NAME(S)
PHONE
Address
American Academy of Child and
Kristin Kroeger
966-7300
36715 Wisconsin Ave NW
Adolescent Psychiatry
Washington, DC 20016
American Academy of Family
Susan Hildebrandt
232-9033
2021 Massachusetts Ave,
Physicians
NW
Washington, DC 20036
American Academy of Pediatric
Jim Crall
301/594-1349
Dentistry
American Academy of Pediatrics
Jackie Noyes
347-8600
601 13th St NW
no
# 400 N
Washington, DC 20005
American Academy of Pediatrics
Todd Askew
347-8600
601 13th St NW
no
# 400 N
Washington, DC 20005
American Academy of Pediatrics
Graham Newson
347-8600
601 13th St NW
wa
# 400 N
Washington, DC 20005
American Academy of Pediatrics
Jennifer Stevens
347-8600
601 13th St NW
# 400 N
Washington, DC 20005
American Association of Dental
Sara Milo
667-9433
1625 Massachusetts Ave
Schools
NW
Washington, DC 20036
American Bar Association
Bruce Nicholson
662-1769
741 15th St, NW
Washington, DC 20005
American College of Physicians
Elizabeth Prewitt
393-1650
Suite 250
notin Service
700 13th St, NW
Washington, DC 20005
American College of Preventive
Suzy Leous
466-2044
1660 L St, NW
Medicine
ext 106
Suite 206
Washington, DC 20036
American Dental Association
Mike Graham
898-2400
1111 14th St, NW
vay
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
American Hospital Association
Carla Luggiero
325 Seventh St, NW
Ann
Washington, DC 20004
American Psychiatric Association
Julie Shroyer
682-6049
1400 K St, NW
HILARY WILSON
Washington, DC 20005
American Psycholigical Association
Jerry Steffl
336-5884
750 First St, NE
Washington, DC 20002
American Public Health Association
Jeff Jacobs
789-5427 9544 954
778-9564 5600 4
1015 15th St, NW
Jenniter
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
American Small Business Alliance
Joel Marks
337-0037
3421 1/2 M ST NW
Washington, DC 20007
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Ms Suzy Leous
Ms Joanne Hustead
Director of Public Affairs
Director of Legal and Public Policy
American College of Preventive
National Partnership for Women and
Medicine
Families
1660 L Street, NW
1875 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 206
no
Suite 710
no
Washington, DC 20036
Washington, DC 20009
Tel 1
466-2044
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986-2600
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StateLine on Statewide Hotlines
Note:
Devorah-
I will be sending the chart in just a second. I an working to get the talking points.
Do you all have talking points developed for the President and First Lady. It would
be great if you could send those over. Then we can both be making sure that it
works together nicely.
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Health Policy Studies Division
Contact: Joy Horner Kauffman, 202/624-7854
February 23, 1999
States Use Innovative Children's Health Insurance Hotlines to Enroll
Uninsured Children*
Summary
States are developing and implementing outreach strategies to help families enroll uninsured children
in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and Medicaid. Statewide hotlines that
facilitate enrollment have been established or are planned in all states. State innovations are expanding
the scope of hotlines so they are comprehensive service centers where potential applicants can receive
assistance ranging from information to enrollment. These innovations are helping states accomplish the
ultimate goal of ensuring access to health care for uninsured children.
The National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices surveyed all fifty states and the District
of Columbia on key elements of their hotline and consulted with an expert in state outreach efforts.
Effective hotlines are ones equipped to do the following:
answer questions and assist callers on issues related to SCHIP and Medicaid;
provide information in several languages;
extend hours of operation to accommodate working parents;
mail application forms to callers in a timely manner;
help individual callers complete the application form;
monitor the rate and outcome of application submissions; and
track how callers hear about the hotline so outreach strategies can be targeted.
The National Governors' Association (NGA), together with the President, recently launched a
nationwide children's health insurance hotline and campaign called Insure Kids Now to make it even
easier for parents to access their state's children's health insurance programs.
Statewide Hotlines Support Outreach and Enrollment
A statewide hotline can facilitate the enrollment of eligible children in both SCHIP and Medicaid. It
can serve as a one-stop-shop, providing information and applications. A single access point for
multiple services is especially effective for the target population of children of low-income, working
parents. These parents often cannot afford to miss work and lack transportation to visit social service
offices. A statewide hotline also enables states to centralize training for hotline staff and monitor calls
for quality assurance.
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In addition to helping states centralize information and client services, a statewide hotline enables them
to combine application, eligibility, and enrollment data systems. Consequently, clients can be told
about the status and outcome of their application, reminders can be mailed to participants informing
them of important dates related to their eligibility, and enrollment reports can be easily generated.
Statewide hotlines can be used in outreach initiatives and publicity efforts to establish a clear means by
which potential applicants can access SCHIP and Medicaid. Some states use their hotline to refer
callers to community-based organizations that can assist them in enrolling their children. Other states
have developed public-private partnerships to promote enrollment, and these partnerships have been
facilitated, in part, by the state's hotline. For example, Arkansas and Michigan used their hotlines in
promotional material developed through public-private partnerships with Kmart, McDonald's, Meijer,
and children's hospitals.
Effective Statewide Hotlines Have Certain Elements
The NGA Center for Best Practices, in consultation with Sarah Shuptrine, director of the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation's national Covering Kids initiative and president of the Southern Institute on
Children and Families, identified the services that effective statewide hotlines provide. Effective
hotlines can:
answer questions and assist callers on issues related to enrolling children in SCHIP and Medicaid;
provide information in several languages;
extend hours of operation to weekday evenings and/or weekends to accommodate working parents;
mail application forms to callers so they receive them within five working days;
help individual callers complete the application form;
monitor the rate and outcome-approved, denied, and reason for denial-of application
submissions; and
track how callers hear about the hotline so outreach strategies can be targeted.
Center staff surveyed all fifty states and the District of Columbia on these elements and the results are
reported in the attached table. Several state hotlines have implemented many of these key elements,
and many states are planning to expand the capacity of their children's health insurance hotlines.
Many states have introduced other innovative features to their hotlines. For example, hotline operators
in Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, New Jersey, and South Carolina can inform callers about the status
of their application and, if enrollment is denied, give them the reason for the denial. Hotlines in
Delaware, Iowa, and New Hampshire are unique because operators can solicit from the caller
information needed to complete the application and submit the application to the appropriate
enrollment agency on the client's behalf. The completed form is mailed to the client for his or her
verification and signature, and the client returns the form and supporting documents.
Most states use a voice-message system to communicate with callers when hotline staff are not
available. This technology enables the state to share information about the program and follow up on
messages received from people calling the hotline.
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Some states require a copy of a birth certificate for program enrollment. A few states have linked their
data systems with the vital statistics registry, enabling hotline operators to obtain the document for
callers.
State Experience with Hotlines Reveals Important Lessons
State experience in designing, implementing, and operating statewide hotlines reveals some important
lessons. States identify the following hotline strategies as effective in enrolling eligible children:
employ well-trained, multilingual staff who can answer questions about SCHIP, Medicaid, and
other related programs;
have people answer the hotline whenever possible;
extend the hours of hotline operation to weekday nights and weekends to accommodate working
parents;
take advantage of technology, including voice message and automated and integrated information
systems;
use short, mail-in application forms with few verification requirements;
drop the assets test for determining eligibility;
build on services offered through existing hotlines, such as those established for Medicaid and
Title V maternal and child health programs; and
partner with local agencies and community-based organizations to manage or promote the
statewide hotline.
States also find that certain types of publicity and outreach result in more calls from potentially eligible
clients. Effective approaches include the following.
Distribute materials through public schools. States cite this approach as the most economical
means to communicate with the target population. For example, Alabama sent out 850,000
application packets to public schoolchildren at the start of the school year and has already enrolled
more than 23,000 children.
Mail information directly to specific target groups. Many states mail information directly to
former Medicaid participants, the unemployed, and parents in targeted school districts. For
example, Delaware sends information to food stamp recipients and custodial and noncustodial
parents who pay child support. New Jersey sends a letter about its programs to the parents of
newborns using data from the vital statistics registry and to all financially eligible families using
data from the department of taxation. The state also includes a bilingual flier in the 300,000
registration and license renewal reminders the division of motor vehicles sends out each month.
Publish newspaper articles and air television and radio news stories. Several states have found
that newspaper articles and television and radio news stories result in more calls than do some paid
media advertisements.
Purchase television, newspaper, and radio advertisements. According to a recent study
sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Americans receive most of their information
about children's health care from television (50 percent), newspaper (30 percent), magazines
(6 percent), and radio (6 percent). ** Many states have negotiated donated ads to match the value of
their purchased ads.
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Tap informal communication networks. Family and friends form powerful, informal networks of
communication. Several states have tapped those networks by encouraging applicants to spread the
word about the availability of children's health insurance and the hotline. This outreach method is
very economical, but it is effective only if applicants have a positive experience to share.
Therefore, service quality and clients' interaction with hotline personnel are critical.
Hotline Operation Poses Challenges
The success of a children's health insurance hotline can be measured not only by how many times the
phone rings, but also by how many children enroll in a program. States operating a statewide toll-free
hotline identify these challenges:
estimating and responding to the volume of calls and determining personnel needs accordingly;
acquiring and training knowledgeable staff concerning children's health insurance resources;
serving the needs of non-English-speaking callers;
securing funding for marketing efforts; and
responding to followup calls from applicants on the status of their application.
Some states have improved coordination between hotline staff and staff marketing the hotline so call
volume is more predictable and hotlines can be adequately staffed during high-volume periods. To
overcome the challenge of acquiring and training new staff, some states have used existing hotline
staff. Other states have hired third-party administrators with staff who have experience in phone
interview and assistance techniques to deal with high call volume and limited staff capacity. To serve
non-English-speaking callers and callers with various ethnic backgrounds, some states have hired
multilingual and multicultural staff. Several states have developed public-private partnerships to
promote the availability of children's health insurance and the statewide hotline. In many cases, these
partnerships also have raised funds for marketing efforts. States that have formed partnerships report it
is easier to "sell" the product to a corporation if the hotline renders high-quality services. Finally, states
have combined data systems so hotline operators have access to information on the status of
applications and can respond to callers' inquiries.
National Hotline Will Boost State Hotlines
NGA developed the national Insure Kids Now Hotline, 1-877-KIDS-NOW, on behalf of the nation's
Governors. The hotline connects callers nationwide to their statewide hotline, providing information,
application forms, and referrals to parents of children eligible for SCHIP or Medicaid. Working with
NGA, the Clinton administration has encouraged public-private partnerships with corporations to
promote the hotline. In addition, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has sponsored a
radio campaign. The national hotline will boost state momentum to expand uninsured children's access
to health insurance-a momentum propelled by the nation's Governors.
*
Funding for this StateLine was provided through a grant from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau,
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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**Harvard School of Public Health, University of Maryland Survey Research Center, Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation, Attitudes Toward Children's Health Care Issues Survey (Boston, Mass.: Harvard
School of Public Health, August-October 1997).
FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
CHIP EVENT
THE WHITE HOUSE
FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Good afternoon, and welcome to the White House. I'm honored to join the President and
all of you as together, we take another important step forward in our efforts to make quality
health care a realilty for America's children. The progress we've already made would not have
been possible without many of the people in this room. I want to especially thank Secretary
Shalala for her tireless leadership on behalf of our nation's children; Governor Levitt and
Governor Carper for making health care a bipartisan effort; and the many health care advocates
and religious and community leaders who work every single day on the front lines in our
communities to improve the health and well being of our young people. I'm pleased that two
members of Congress who I know will be active on this issue -- Congresswoman DeGette
[DEE-GET and Rep. Eshoo [ES-SHEW] -- have joined us as well.
I doubt there's a person in this room who hasn't been concerned at one time or another
about having the health coverage they need for themselves and their family. I recently heard
about a family from Maryland: Mary Smith and her husband -- the proud parents of two teenage
boys, Samuel and Thomas. Both Mary and her husband were working -- but their employeers
either didn't provide health care coverage -- or offered them private coverage they couldn't
afford. So for 3 long years, their children had no health insurance. Every single day --
particularly the afternoons when she knew her sons were out playing sports -- Mary felt she was
"walking on eggshells" -- hoping and praying nothing would happen to them.
Every parent can imagine how she felt. When children are sick or hurt -- the last thing
their parents should have to worry about is whether they have the resources to ease their pain;
heal their wounds; or lower their fevers. Yet over 11 million children in America face that
prospect every day -- because they have no health insurance.
That's why in August of '97 -- thanks to many of you and with the support of a
bipartisan Congress -- the President signed into law the largest expansion of health care in 30
years. That day, our nation committed $24 billion to insure millions of uninsured children and
their parents -- through a federal-state partnership. Now families like Mary's are breathing easier
-- because their children are covered under the Children's Health Insurance Program.
We've come together again today because our work is far from finished. Creating CHIP
was the critical first step in insuring our children receive the health care they need -- from check
ups to immunizations to complicated surgery. But we recognized that fulfilling this promise
would depend on the work we did after the bill was signed, and we knew it would not be easy.
At least half of all uninsured children are eligible for federal, state health insurance
programs, but too often their parents either don't know about these new options, or don't think
they're qualified. As successful as Medicaid has been, an estimated four million eligible children
are still not enrolled. Millions of others -- like Samuel and Thomas -- have working parents who
are employed by businesses that don't provide health insurance. Still others lose their coverage
when their parents lose their jobs. Long, complicated application forms -- and lack of
information among eligible immigrant families -- further slow the progress we all seek.
So over the past year, we've carried on sustained outreach efforts in communities
nationwide to help educate families about CHIP. Federal agencies as well as the private sector
have been helping states spread the word -- by working in the schools, organizing media
campaigns, and creating new public/private partnerships.
I'd like to describe a particularly successful program. Last November, Chicago's public
schools launched an aggressive, school-based outreach campaign aimed at the estimated 170,000
students who were eligible -- but not enrolled -- in Illinois KidCare program. First, they sent out
enrollment information to every family who had children in the public schools. Then, on the day
that parents were required to come to school -- to pick up their child's report card -- 3,000
volunteers were on hand to help eligible parents fill out the forms and get their children enrolled.
Everyone was involved -- from social workers to counselors to volunteers from private
corporations to child acvocay groups. Public service announcements and media ads promoting
KidCare were translated into five different languages -- including Cantonese and Arabic -- to
help spread the word among Chicago's diverse ethnic communities.
The result of this concerted campaign? About 14,000 children applied for KidCare
during the November campaign. [I understand that Paul Vallas, CEO of Chicago's public
schools, is here with us, and I want to congratulate him for creating such a model program.]
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Programs like the one in Chicago underscore how important it is to reach out to families
where they are -- particularly posr, working families who don't believe government programs
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ean improve their lives. It's critical that religious groups and charities; day care centers and
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after school programs; homeless shelters and mentoring programs all be enlisted in this effort.
We must send out the message: If you touch the life of a child, you have a role to play.
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community. It's time to take the next step. So today -- the President is launching a national
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important mission in America.
It's now my pleasure to introduce to you someone who has not only placed the issue of
children's health at the top of our nation's agenda -- but who has worked tirelessly to keep it
there -- Secretary Shalala.
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Today, the President and the First Lady, along with Governors Carper and Leavitt and Secretary
Shalala, launched the nationwide "Insure Kids Now" campaign that aims to enroll every eligible
but uninsured child in Medicaid and the new Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
About half of the 10 million uninsured children qualify for these programs but remain
unenrolled. To ensure that families know that their children may be eligible, the President has
engaged a broad-based, bipartisan, public-private coalition to use whatever means possible to
educate and assist families in insuring their children. This includes launching a nationwide,
toll-free number set up by the National Governors' Association in partnership with White House
and Bell Atlantic, that allows families to get essential information; airing public service
announcements on TV and radio; placing the toll-free number on corporate products; enlisting
grass-roots organizations to get the word out; and stepping up activities by over 10 Federal
agencies that interact with working families. Altogether, these actions will make a major
contribution towards the President's goal of covering up to 5 million uninsured children.
The campaign has three components, all designed to educate families about the free or low cost
health insurance options available through Medicaid and the new State CHIP programs: a new
television, radio, and print media campaign; new efforts by private corporations; and new efforts
by non-profit corporations.
LAUNCHING 1-877 KIDS NOW, A NEW NATIONAL NUMBER FOR KIDS HEALTH
OUTREACH. Today, the President and First Lady launched 1-877 KIDS NOW, a new toll free
number developed by the National Governors Association in partnership with Bell Atlantic and the
Administration that provides information on Medicaid and CHIP to families nationwide. This
number will provide families in all 50 States with State specific information about Medicaid and
CHIP. Families calling the line will speak with an eligibility counselor who can provide information
about eligibility criteria, benefits, and how to apply for coverage. Beginning in October, HHS will
assume responsibility for this line.
THE NATIONAL MEDIA MAKES AN UNPRECEDENTED COMMITMENT TO
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE OUTREACH. Today, the President unveiled new efforts
by national media organizations to provide families across the country with information about the
importance of health insurance and how to apply for Medicaid and CHIP, including:
TELEVISION
NBC to air PSA on children's health insurance. Beginning on February 24, "The More You
Know" will air a public service announcement to educate parents and families about free or low
cost health insurance options for
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national trade association representing broadcast stations, will make the PSA available to all
their member stations on Monday, February 22nd.
Univision to air Spanish language PSA. Beginning on February 23, Univision will run a
Spanish language PSA developed by the Department of Health and Human Services. The
PSA will air twice a day over the next six months, once during the day and once during prime
time. Univision is watched by 90 percent of Hispanic households over 18 million people.
Over 25 percent of Hispanic children are uninsured.
RADIO
Airing radio ads in 45 States. Beginning on February 23, the Department of Health and
Human Services will fund radio ads to be aired in 45 States and the District of Columbia. In
each State, the spots will run for 4 weeks (15 per week). The spots will run in groups of 10-11
States at a time, beginning with California, Utah, Colorado, Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky,
North Carolina, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maine.
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PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS JOIN THE ADMINISTRATION'S
NATIONAL EFFORT. Today, the First Lady and the President lauded the efforts of private
sector companies to get the word out about the new free or low cost children's health insurance
options available to families across the nation. In addition, numerous groups representing health
care providers, volunteers, children's advocates, educators, child care providers, and religions come
in contact with low-income and working families on a regular basis and can help educate them about
Medicaid and CHIP. The following is a list of the new commitments:
CORPORATIONS
American Medical Response will include the Insure Kids Now number beginning this on spring
on ambulances and other transport vehicles, such as school buses, which transport over
2,000,000 students daily. In addition, beginning on
, they will provide information on
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Medicaid and CHIP to communities in 36 States through
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K-Mart Corporation will dedicate two columns on children's health insurance in the K-Mart
circular distributed to more than 70 million homes on
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stores will have counter displays at 1,600 K-Mart pharmacies nationwide with brochures
promoting Insure Kids Now. Beginning on
, they will also put daily public service
announcements on K-Mart in-store radio network and put the Insure Kids Now number on all
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Ralph's Grocery will place bag stuffers in shopping bags and to air public service
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announcements in their in-store radio network to promote the Insure Kids Now toll free
number beginning on
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Kids Korner Gift Shops, owner of the 1-800-KIDS NOW and 888- KIDS NOW numbers,
has already fielded over 900 phone calls on behalf of the Insure Kids Now campaign and will
continue to refer callers to the 1-877 KIDS NOW number. Kids Korner Gift Shops will also
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include Insure Kids Now materials in packets sent to thousands of schools nationwide
beginning on
.
Neil Romano& Associates Inc. will work with CHIP corporate partners to produce a television
PSA featuring the President, First Lady, or celebrity athlete to distribute on behalf of the
campaign, to millions of people across the country.
HEALTH PROVIDERS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Pfizer Inc has agreed to incorporate the Insure Kids Now onto their patient/parent resource
publication, mailings to their pediatricians, and in their Pharmacy Assistance Program beginning
on
.
In addition, beginning on
, Pfizer will distribute an outreach kit to 400
community health centers.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association will begin to educate local physicians, hospitals and
state government partners about the new health insurance options for low income children on
by
.
In addition, beginning on
, Blue Cross Blue Sheild's national
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association will produce and distribute a nationwide radio public service announcement
nationwide as well as print advertorials on the Insure Kids Now campaign in Readers Digest and
Time Magazine (CK).
Columbus Children's Hospital [where is this] will place Medicaid/CHIP applications in the
Emergency Room, the Outpatient Care Center, and community-based primary care sites along
with posters in busy hospital elevators beginning on
.
National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) will include the Insure Kids Now
number and include outreach campaign materials with each prescription filled. Additionally,
NACDS will display outreach posters and have brochures available in 30,000 chain pharmacies
visited by over 5 million people daily.
National Community Pharmacists Association will distribute information on the Insure Kids
Now campaign to 50,000 pharmacists through their newsletter, journal, and satellite programs
beginning on
.
Wyeth Lederle Vaccines will distribute handbooks including the Insure Kids Now toll free
number and information on how to educate families about health insurance options for their
children to 1500 local community based organizations and providers beginning on
.
American Hospital Association will include materials on the Insure Kids Now campaign in
their "Campaign for Coverage" information, will reach over 6 million uninsured people,
beginning on
.
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American Dental Association (ADA) has mitted to host a conference in August
to bring together dentists, state legislators, and health officials to work together to find
solutions to increasing access to children's oral health services. [DROP]
American Medical Association has agreed to promote the Insure Kids Now toll free
number to the nation's 600,000 physicians in its weekly newspaper, the American
Medical News, and by posting information on AMA's website.
American Dental Hygienists' Association, will include the Insure Kids Now toll free
number on toothbrushes and on a tear out flyer in its Access magazine on
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reaches 80,000 dental hygienists in each of the 50 states nationwide.
American College of Emergency Physicians has agreed to send information to 20,000
members through their newsletter on
, including how to download posters and
access outreach materials through the internet.
American College of Physicians / American Society for Internal Medicine will
advertise the Insure Kids Now toll free number through its national website, in its
monthly publication, the Observer, and in its bi-monthly legislative newsletter beginning
on
.
These materials are distributed to 110,000 physicians.
American Medical Association will promote the Insure Kids Now toll free number to
the nation's 600,000 physicians in its weekly newspaper, the American Medical News,
and by posting information on AMA's website.
American Nurses Association has committed to distribute
posters and other
materials to their
State Associations, beginning on
Information will also
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be posted on their new web site.
American Psychiatric Association will develop a Medicaid/CHIP Tool Kit to educate
doctors and patients about Medicaid and CHIP programs for use by its 42,000 members
nationwide.
COMMUNITY-BASED, CHILDRENS, AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS
America's Promise has committed its support for youth development programs
working with hundreds of communities to address the needs of youth. It is taking its
program for kids to cities and towns throughout the nation. [WHAT IS THIS]
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials will distribute outreach resource
packets to publicize the Insure Kids Now toll free number to state health departments
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leaders and staff in 57 states and territories.
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities will provide outreach materials as well as
training and technical assistance on effective outreach strategies to insure children
nationwide beginning on
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Children's Health Fund will also disseminate information on the Insure Kids Now
campaign in 13 National Children's Health Project Network sites in 8 States across the
country.
HOPE for Kids has committed to make children's health insurance the primary focus
of its national outreach event on April 17, 1999. Beginning on
, it will also
implement efforts to educate 400,000 people in 38 States about Medicaid and CHIP.
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has committed to distributing information about
CHIP through its network of posts, beginning on
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Volunteers of America will make information on Medicaid and CHIP available tollow-
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income families through the distribution of outreach material to homeless shelters, low
income housing, and childcare centers beginning on
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Neighborhood Networks Initiative CHIP Outreach Collaboration has agreed to
address the need for organized CHIP benefits at its centers. It is made up of nearly 100
national and state organizations whose purpose is to eliminate health and social
disparities. [??]
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California Congress of Parents, Teachers, and Students, Inc, has agreed to include
the Insure Kids Now toll free number and campaign materials into their PTA newsletter
sent to 6000 subscribers, the Convention Chronicle whichis sent to 4600 local PTA
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presidents, and their Convention Program Books which are given to 5000 convention
delegates in California.
California School Boards Association has agreed to have information about the Insure
Kids Now toll free number and the campaign in the packet of information they provide
at the start of each school year to $7 million school children. In addition, it will
promote the Insure Kids Now toll/iree number through statewide publications that will
reach 1,000 school districts and more than 8000 individual school sites.
Chicago Public Schools will provide enrollment assistance at over 600 public schools
and KidCare Kits including information on children's health insurance options to
430,000 students beginning on
.
National Child Care Association has agreed to distribute advertisements and posters
promoting the Insure Kids Now toll free number to 700,000 parents through the network
beginning on
.
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National Educational Association will provide information on the Insure Kids Now
toll free number to the presidents of their 14,000 local affiliates beginning on
.
In addition, on
NEA will feature article about CHIP in the organization's
magazine, distributed to 2.4 million educational employees [CK]
March of Dimes will feature children's health insurance in a direct mail newsletter sent
to 800,000 individual donors on
and through local chapter and WalkAmerica
newsletters which are sent to an additional 500,000 volunteers and 20,000 corporate
supporters on
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United Way of America will enroll 500,000 eligible children in CHIP and will mobilize
select local United Ways (of which there are 1400 across the country) to partner with
local organizations to coordinate training for outreach volunteers to pilot the program,
then expanding to approximately 30-50 communities across the country. reference in
cooperation
Points of Light Foundation will publicize the Insure Kids Now toll free number by
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beginning on
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Information will also be provided to 450 communities and
200 corporate members through the Volunteer Centers of the Points of Light Foundation
beginning on
In addition, over 2000 members will receive information on
the Insure Kids Now toll free number.
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
Union of American Hebrew Congregations will advertise CHIP and the Insure Kids
Now toll free number to all 875 Reform Jewish Congregations across the nation through
.
Catholic Charities/USA will host 10 training events to help facilitate enrollment in
Medicaid and other state insurance programs during 1999.
National Council of Churches of Christ will distribute the Insure Kids Now toll free
number to their 33 member communions representing 52 million US Christians
beginning on
.
International Union of Gospel Missions will distribute the Insure Kids Now toll free
number to their missions located in 260 cities where they serve over 7 million homeless
and needy people beginning on
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United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism will publicize the Insure Kids Now toll
free number to their over 800 congregations across the country beginning on
.
National Council of Catholic Women will distribute the Insure Kids Now toll free
number in their monthly newsletter to 350 diocesan leaders and their May/June magazine
to 11,000 nationwide.
Council of Jewish Federations will promote the Insure Kids Now toll free number in
service settings across the country beginning on
.
NEW PRIVATE EFFORTS COMPLEMENT THE EXPANDING FEDERAL
EFFORT. Today, the President and First Lady unveiled the new steps Federal agencies
are taking to identify and enroll uninsured children in free or low cost health insurance.
These include:
HHS: Launching the "insurekidsnow.gov" website for outreach. HHS has
developed a website bringing together essential State-specific information for people
who are potentially eligible to participate in the CHIP program, including contact
information, benefits, and eligibility information in a user friendly format for families,
educators, advocates and other non-health professionals. It will also provide information
on the Administration's public-private outreach campaign, including posters, hand-outs,
and descriptions of the national effort.
HHS: Distributing 145,000 posters advertising the toll free number to over 20,000
Federal grantees and field offices beginning March 1. HHS developed posters
advertising the toll free number to be distributed to over 20,000 Federal grantees and
field offices as part of their new and ongoing efforts to educate parents, health care
providers, and other Federal employees about Medicaid and CHIP.
HHS: Development of a kit to teach other agencies about how to explain kids'
health outreach to their employees and clients. Today, HHS will distribute an
outreach training kit has been prepared for to Federal workers from all Departments who
will participate in the "Insure Kids Now" campaign. The kit contains a presentation
outline, posters, and materials that can be used as handouts.
USDA: Sending 92,000 employees information about outreach. On March 8, over
92,000 USDA employees will receive information on CHIP with the national toll-free
hotline number on their Wage and Earnings Statements.
USDA: Reaching uninsured children through the Women, Infant and Children
(WIC) program. During February, over 115,000 Alabama WIC participants will
receive a CHIP outreach message with the Al-Kids toll-free hotline number on their WIC
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food instruments. In the near future, over 90,000 Oklahoma WIC applicants and
participants will receive assistance in completing CHIP applications during their WIC
visit.
JUSTICE: Distributing information through Operation Weed and Feed. The
Department of Justice will work with Operation Weed and Feed, a crime prevention and
community revitalization initiative that brings together the United States Attorney and
170 community leaders nationwide to distribute a letter with information on CHIP and
Medicaid and posters advertising the new toll free number beginning in March of 1999.
JUSTICE: Hands on involvement in communities nationwide. Beginning in March
of 1999, the Department of Justice, together with the United Way and HOPE for Kids
(a non-profit charitable organization), will hold community forums, distribute enrollment
information, and provide application assistance to residents in 6 to 10 cities to identify
and enroll uninsured children in Medicaid and CHIP.
EPA: Distributing information on Medicaid and CHIP through the Child Health
Champion Campaign. The Environmental Protection Agency will distribute
information on Medicaid, CHIP, and the new toll free number for children's health
insurance outreach through the new Child Health Champion Campaign, which works
with 200 communities nationwide to protect children from environmental hazards by
providing information, technical assistance and other support. [WHEN]
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Contact:
HCFA Press Office
(202) 690-6145
THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP)
Overview: Proposed by President Clinton and passed as part of the historic,
bipartisan Balanced Budget Act of 1997. the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
CHIP is the largest single expansion of health insurance coverage for children in more than 30
years. Today, nearly 11 million American children -- one in seven -- are uninsured. To reach
these children, many of whom come from working families with incomes too high to qualify for
Medicaid but too low to afford private health insurance, this new initiative set aside $24 billion
over five years for states to provide new health coverage for millions of children -- the largest
children's health care investment since the creation of Medicaid in 1965. States will be able to
use part of their federal funds to expand outreach and ensure that all children eligible for
Medicaid and the new CHIP program are enrolled. More than 4 million uninsured children
are eligible but not signed up for Medicaid. To improve the health of our nation's children, the
President has challenged the public and private sectors to work together to educate families
and help them enroll their children in Medicaid or CHIP.
The initiative is a partnership between the federal and state governments that will help
provide children with the health coverage they need to grow up healthy and strong. At
President Clinton's insistence, the CHIP program requires that states use this new money to
cover uninsured children and not replace existing health coverage. The program also
includes important cost-sharing protections so that families will not be burdened with heavy
out-of-pocket expenses.
Funds for the program became available to the states on October 1, 1997, and HHS is
working closely with states to approve plans in accordance with the new law. States can
receive federal matching funds only for actual expenditures to insure children.
Most state CHIP plans have been approved. Since the program was created on
October I, 1997, 53 states and territories have submitted CHIP plans for approval by the
Department of Health and Human Services. CHIP plans have been approved for 50 states and
territories: Alabama, Colorado, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, California, New York, Illinois,
Michigan, Connecticut, New Jersey, Missouri, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Oregon, Texas, Idaho, Puerto Rico, Indiana, Utah, North Carolina,
Minnesota, Maryland, Arkansas, Nebraska, Maine, Nevada, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas,
Delaware. Georgia, Montana, New Hampshire, West Virginia, the Virgin Islands, the District
of Columbia, Arizona, North Dakota, Louisiana, Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Alaska,
Vermont, New Mexico, and Hawaii. In addition, 11 states have submitted and had amendments
approved to expand their CHIP plans. The following state plans have been submitted:
Tennessee, Guam, and American Samoa. According to states' estimates, more than 2.5 million
children will be covered when these CHIP plans are fully implemented.
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EXPANDING CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO HEALTH COVERAGE
The federal-state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), created under the new Title XXI of
the Social Security Act, will expand health coverage to uninsured children whose families earn too
much for Medicaid but too little to afford private coverage. It builds on Medicaid, the federal-state
health insurance program that covers approximately 36 million low-income individuals, including 18
million children. Because Medicaid allows states flexibility in determining eligibility, states
currently cover children whose family incomes range generally from below the federal poverty level
to as high as 300 percent of poverty. (Note: One State, Tennessee, has no upper income cap.) The
majority of states cover children in families between 100 and 150 percent of the federal poverty level
(FPL). In the new CHIP program, states may either cover children in families whose incomes are
above the Medicaid eligibility threshold but less than 200 percent of poverty, or within 50 percentage
points over the state's current Medicaid income limit for children.
Ensuring Meaningful Health Benefits. Under the new program, states have flexibility in targeting
eligible uninsured children. States may choose to expand their Medicaid programs, design new child
health insurance programs, or create a combination of both. States choosing a new children's health
insurance program may offer one of the following benchmark plans: the standard Blue Cross/Blue
Shield Preferred Provider Option offered by the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program; a health
benefit plan offered by the state to its employees; or the HMO benefit plan with the largest
commercial enrollment in the state. A state may also choose to offer the "equivalent" of one of the
benchmark plans. If a state chooses this option, its plan's value must be at least equal to the
benchmark plan's and it must include: inpatient and outpatient hospital services; physicians' surgical
and medical services; laboratory and X-ray services; and, well baby/child care services, including
immunizations. In addition, if the plan a state chooses as its benchmark includes coverage for
prescription drugs, mental health services, vision care, and hearing-related expenses, the state's
"equivalent" plan must include similar benefits. Under the law, New York, Pennsylvania and
Florida can continue to offer their current benefit arrangements (with some modifications to comply
with the law's cost-sharing protections). States choosing the Medicaid option will offer Medicaid
benefits for children.
Limiting Patient Costs. Patient out-of-pocket costs for this program are allowed but are limited. If
a state expands its Medicaid program, then existing Medicaid limits apply to the newly enrolled
children. If a new health plan is developed, premiums for families whose income is under 150
percent of the poverty level cannot exceed $19 per family per month and copayments must be
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nominal. Cost sharing is not permitted for well-child, well-baby visits. For families with incomes
above 150 percent of poverty, cost-sharing must be based on an income-related sliding scale with an
annual total for all children not to exceed five percent of the family's income.
Preventing Cost Shifting. To prevent states from shifting children from the traditional Medicaid
program to this new program, states must not tighten the Medicaid eligibility standards for children
that were in place on March 31, 1997. In addition, states must enroll all children who meet Medicaid
eligibility rules in the Medicaid program not in the new CHIP plan. All states must design their
programs to prevent private cost shifting as well. In their child health plans, states will describe
methods they will use to prevent "crowd out" or the shifting of children from private insurance to
CHIP.
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ACCESSING FEDERAL FUNDING
Under the new law, states are eligible to receive an enhanced federal matching rate drawn from an
"allotment" for state programs approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that expand
access to targeted, low-income children under the new CHIP program. Funds will be allocated to
each participating state according to their number of uninsured low-income children, accounting for
regional cost differences. Available state allocations for FY 1998, which were published in the
Federal Register in September 1997, ranged from $3.5 million for Vermont's relatively small
population to a high of $855 million for California. States may use up to 10 percent of the CHIP
benefit expenditures for outreach, services other than the standard benefit package for eligible
children, and administrative costs. To access the FY 1998 allocation, states must have their CHIP
plans approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services by Sept. 30, 1999. The FY 1999
budget includes $4.275 billion for FY 1999 state allotments. Allocations for FY 1999 funds were
announced in February 1999 and are similar to the amounts for FY 1998.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is working closely with states to design CHIP
plans that meet the requirements of the new law. HHS has written to each state outlining the new
program, and has published a list of the state allotments; a preliminary check-list of information
states must submit to HHS when applying for their allotments; and answers to the most commonly
asked questions from states about how to develop their children's health insurance programs. The
department works with states to expedite the development and implementation of state CHIP plans.
EXPANDING OUTREACH
The Clinton Administration has made significant efforts to reach out to families whose children qualify
for CHIP. These efforts include:
The Announcement of an Historic Private Sector Commitment to Provide Outreach. On
February 23, 1999, the President announced unprecedented new contributions from the private sector
to help ensure that all children who are eligible for health insurance receive it, including:
A new toll-free number, 877-KIDS-NOW, that directs families around the nation to their
state enrollment centers. The President announced that the National Governors' Association
with a grant from Bell Atlantic has established a national toll-free number to help states reach
uninsured children. The number, 877-KIDS-NOW will automatically direct callers to their
state's enrollment agency.
A national radio advertising campaign to promote the Insure Kids Now Campaign. HHS is
sponsoring a national radio advertising campaign to promote the 877-KIDS-NOW toll-free
number and to complement states' outreach efforts. The campaign The HHS radio campaign
includes a four-week paid radio campaign and public service announcements to be distributed
throughout each state.
The first phase of the radio advertising campaign included eight states and began on November
9, 1998. The second phase began February 23, 1999 and will run through March 19 in 11 states.
Subsequent phases will continue through May, eventually reaching 44 states.
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$45 million in commitments from private foundations across the country. The Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation will spend $45 million over the next 3 years, to fund innovative state-local
coalitions to design and conduct outreach initiatives, simplify enrollment processes, and
coordinate existing coverage programs. The Kaiser Family Foundation will spend up to $10
million over the next 5 years on studies to help understand why eligible children do not enroll in
existing programs and how best to provide insurance coverage for these children. America's
Promise, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and in collaboration with the
American Academy of Pediatrics, will mobilize corporations such as SmithKline Beecham and
Schering Plough and local communities nationwide in children's health outreach efforts.
New initiatives from corporate and advocacy organizations to reach out to uninsured
children. Procter and Gamble, the manufacturer of Pampers diapers, has volunteered to include
a letter in its child birth education packages, given to 90 percent of first-time mothers, providing
families information about available health insurance options. Grocery stores and chain drug
stores across the country will provide information about the new toll-free number to their
customers. The National Education Association will launch an unprecedented effort to educate
teachers on how they can inform children and their families about health insurance, through
national newsletters, conferences, and special training sessions. The American Hospital
Association's Campaign for Coverage will increase its nationwide initiative to engage hospitals
in helping uninsured Americans, including children.
New Presidential Directive to Launch a Government-Wide Effort to Enroll Uninsured
Children. As the first step in his public-private children's health outreach campaign, the President
directed executive departments to commit to enrolling uninsured children in State health insurance
programs. In response, eight Federal agencies developed plans in three areas: how to educate their
workforce; how this workforce can help educate families about State health insurance programs; and
how to coordinate cross-agency and public-private efforts to identify and enroll children in these
programs. In June of 1998, this Federal Interagency Task Force on Children's Health Insurance
Outreach prepared a report to the President, outlining activities that Federal agencies would
undertake to identify and help to enroll in children in Medicaid or other health insurance programs
prior to June, 1999. The President charged the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Services with oversight of the implementation of this outreach initiative.
Since then, each of the eight departments has been actively engaged in the outreach activities they
identified in this report. For example, the Department of Agriculture has widely distributed CHIP
information to WIC programs in states. In Virginia, the WIC Program has distributed 100,000 CHIP
brochures and applications to WIC participants during clinic visits. HUD- sponsored Neighborhood
Networks centers, which provide computer training at no cost to residents of more than 400 HUD-
assisted multifamily housing developments, have started serving as an access point to download
Federal and State information about Medicaid and CHIP.
Supporting the Insure Kids Now Campaign. The committee prepared an outreach training kit
for use by workers from all federal departments that will participate in Insure Kids Now
campaign, in concert with the national toll-free number for children's health insurance outreach.
The kit contains a presentation outline, posters, and materials that can be used as handouts. In
addition, federal departments have promised to distribute more than 140,000 outreach posters to
their grantees, field offices, and human services agencies.
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BUILDING ON PREVIOUS CLINTON ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS
Since 1993, HHS has approved Medicaid waivers for 18 states for comprehensive health care reform
projects that have allowed states to control costs and expand coverage. In addition, HHS has
approved requests from 19 states for Medicaid waivers as part of larger welfare reform projects, as
well as 25 local Medicaid demonstration projects. When fully implemented, these demonstration
projects will extend health coverage to 2.2 million parents and children who otherwise would be
uninsured.
President Clinton also signed into law the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996, creating important new protections for an estimated 25 million Americans (approximately 1 in
10) who move from one job to another, who are self-employed, or who have pre-existing medical
conditions.
CHIP also builds on the Clinton Administration's long standing commitment to improving health
care for children. The President has issued guidelines to eliminate easy access to tobacco products
and to prohibit companies from advertising tobacco to kids. He also recently announced that in
1996, over 90 percent of America's toddlers received the most critical doses of each of the routinely
recommended vaccines surpassing the goal he set in 1993. And, the FDA recently released a rule
that requires manufacturers to do studies on pediatric populations for new prescription drugs as well
as those currently on the market.
Combined, this administration's efforts will help assure that children get the healthy start they need
to live long and productive lives.
STATE CHIP PROGRAMS
Descriptions of approved state CHIP programs follow:
Alabama
Alabama could receive as much as $85 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan. The
state is implementing its CHIP plan in two phases. The first phase expanded Medicaid eligibility to
uninsured children under 19 years of age whose family incomes do not exceed 100 percent of the
federal poverty level(FPL). The AL-Kids program, the second phase, is a separate state children's health
insurance program that will expand coverage to children up to age 19 whose family income is between
100 and 200 percent of the FPL. AL-KIDS offers coverage comparable to the HMO with the largest
insured commercial, non-Medicaid enrollment in the state. With both phases, Alabama expects to insure
36,000 children by September 1999. Alabama will hire extra outreach workers to increase the number of
children located and enrolled in Medicaid. Information on the new program will be advertised through
newspapers, public service announcements and through the school system. Alabama was the first state
approved on January 30, 1998 and its amendment was approved August 18, 1998.
Alaska
Alaska could receive as much as $6.8 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan. Alaska
will use its CHIP allocation to expand its Medicaid program. Currently, the state covers children to age
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1 in families with incomes up to 185 percent of the FPL, children 1-6 in families with incomes up to 133
percent of poverty, and children ages 6-19 in families with incomes up to 100 percent of poverty. The
state will use its Title XXI funds to expand Medicaid coverage to children in families with incomes up
to 200 percent of the FPL. Eligible children will receive the full Medicaid benefit package and there are
no cost sharing requirements. To reach eligible children, the state will work with local governments,
schools, health care providers, tribal entities, and non-profit corporations serving children. The state
plans to implement expanded eligibility on March 1, 1999 and it expects to enroll 4,900 children by
October 2000. Alaska's plan was approved December 11, 1998.
Arizona
Arizona could receive as much as $116 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan.
Arizona will use its CHIP allocation to create, KidsCare, a new health insurance program which will
cover children from birth through age 15. Income eligibility will increase over time, beginning at 150
percent of the FPL and rising to 175 percent on July 1, 1999, then to 200 percent from 2000 through
2007. The state expects to insure nearly 50,000 children by September 2000. Enrollees will receive
coverage through established Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System plans and state employee
health maintenance organizations that elect to participate in the program. American Indians may choose
to receive services through the Indian Health Service as well. Participants will pay a $5 copayment for
non-emergency use of the emergency room. To assist with outreach, the state has created an Outreach
Coordinator position and has sent applications to organizations that serve low-income children. Arizona
was approved on September 18, 1998.
Arkansas
Arkansas could receive as much as $47 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan. The
state will use its CHIP allocation to expand Medicaid coverage to nearly 3,600 children who would
otherwise not have health insurance. It will cover children born after September 30, 1982 and prior to
October 1, 1983 whose family income is at or below 100 percent of the FPL. Arkansas is currently
considering how to structure the second phase of its Title XXI program to cover even more children.
The state currently has a Medicaid section 1115 waiver, ARKids First, that serves children through age
18 with family incomes up to 200 percent of poverty. Outreach activities will include radio and TV ads,
a direct mail campaign, a toll-free number, and print advertising. Arkansas was approved on August 6,
1998.
California
California could receive as much as $855 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan. The
state will expand its Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, by implementing an income disregard and
by making children under age 19 eligible if they have family incomes at or below 100 percent of the
federal poverty level. The state will also expand its current state program, known as Access for Infants
and Mothers (AIM), which will cover infants up to age 1 from 200 percent to 250 percent of poverty.
Through CHIP, California will also expand its Healthy Families program, which will provide coverage
for children age 1-19 with family incomes from 100 percent to 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
California insuring 500,000 children by the end of FY 1998. As part of its outreach efforts, California
will subcontract for a media campaign with private and community based organizations, health brokers
and insurance agents to directly identify and assist potential enrollees in filling out the joint application
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form for the Medi-Cal and Healthy Families program. In addition, California will conduct a provider
education campaign to support its outreach effort. California was approved on March 24, 1998.
Colorado
Colorado could receive up to $42 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan. The state
will expand children's access to health coverage by building on its own Colorado Child Health Plan. The
state expects to cover a total of 23,000 children under this non-Medicaid managed care plan by the third
year. The benefit package will include services such as hospital and emergency room transport, inpatient
services, medical office visits, and prescription drugs. Coverage will be provided to children from birth
through age 17 for families whose income is at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty level. The
state will publicize the program through press releases, public service announcements, schools,
employers, county agencies and regional and social agencies. Colorado was approved on February 18,
1998.
Connecticut
Connecticut could receive approximately $35 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan,
which state officials will use to insure as many as 15,000 new children by June of 2000. The state will
use its new allocation to both expand its Medicaid population and create a new program based on the
state employee's health plan. Under the state's HUSKY program, Medicaid eligibility will be expanded
to include children ages 14 through 18 with household incomes of up to 185 percent of the federal
poverty level. Previously, the Medicaid program only covered children up to age 13 in families with
incomes up to 185 percent of poverty. The state estimates that an additional 14,400 children will be
added to the Medicaid program. The new health insurance program, Part B of HUSKY, will be targeted
toward children up to age 18 in families with incomes up to 235 percent of poverty. The state will apply
an income disregard - setting aside certain types of income the family may have - effectively bringing
coverage to 300 percent of poverty. Before income disregards are applied, HUSKY Part B will charge
families with incomes above 235 percent of poverty premiums of $30 per child, with an upper limit of
$50 per family. Children with special physical and behavioral health needs will receive those services
under a special third part of the program, HUSKY Plus. Outreach for the state will include radio and TV
ads, a direct mail campaign, brochures/flyers, video, a toll-free number, web sites and state presentations
and mail-in applications. Connecticut was approved on April 27, 1998.
Delaware
Delaware could receive as much as $8 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan.
Delaware will use its CHIP allotment to create a separate state children's health insurance plan which
targets children under age 19 whose family incomes are less than 200 percent of the FPL. Coverage will
be provided through the state employee health plan and will include pharmacy services, mental health
and substance abuse care. Monthly premiums will be charged on a sliding scale based on income.
Delaware officials estimate they will insure about 10,500 children by October 1999. Delaware's plan
was approved on September 1, 1998.
District of Columbia
The District of Columbia could receive as much as $12 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its
CHIP plan. The District plans to expand its Medicaid program to children from birth to age 19 whose
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family income is less than 200 percent of the FPL. Enrollees will receive the regular Medicaid benefits
package and there will be no cost sharing for families. The District anticipates enrolling nearly 8,400
children in its program, which will be called Healthy DC Kids. As part of its outreach efforts, the
District will set up a telephone hotline to handle inquiries and has created a single, two-page, mail-in
application for both Medicaid and CHIP. The District of Columbia's CHIP plan was approved
September 17, 1998.
Florida
Florida could receive as much as $270 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan. Phase
One of Florida's new CHIP plan expanded Medicaid eligibility to children in families earning up to 100
percent of the FPL and expanded Florida's Healthy Kids program, a comprehensive program that was
piloted in 20 counties, to additional counties. Phase Two will create the Florida KidCare Program which
consists of: expanding the Healthy Kids program on a state-wide basis and expanding eligibility for the
program to children through age 18 in families with incomes up to 200 percent of FPL; creating the
MediKids program to provide coverage for children up to age 5; creating the Children's Medical
Services Network for children up to 18 with special needs; and expanding Medicaid to cover children
ages 15 - 19 to 100 percent of FPL. The state plans to simplify is enrollment form and enrollment
process and is developing an outreach strategy. State officials hope to enroll 175,000 children in the
combined Florida Kidcare program by July 1, 1999. Florida received its plan approval on March 5,
1998, and its amendment approval on September 8, 1998.
Georgia
Georgia could receive as much as $125 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan.
Georgia will create a separate insurance program for children from age 0-18 whose families have
incomes of less than 200 percent of poverty and who are not eligible for Medicaid. Enrollees will receive
benefits comparable to the current Medicaid package. There is no cost sharing for children under age 6;
for children over age 6 there is a monthly premium of $7.50 for one child and $15 for two or more
children. The state expects to insure 58,000 children by FY 2000. Georgia's plan was approved
September 3, 1998.
Hawaii
Hawaii could receive as much as $9 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan. The state
will use its CHIP allotment to expand Medicaid to cover children between ages 1 and 6 with incomes up
to 185 percent of the FPL. Enrollees will receive the state's Medicaid benefit package and there will be
no out-of-pocket costs to families participating in the program. Hawaii's CHIP plan builds on its
Medicaid demonstration program - QUEST - which is attempting to provide universal coverage for
residents who are not covered under the state's mandatory employer-sponsored insurance program.
Hawaii will launch its CHIP plan in January 2000 and it plans to submit amendments to expand the
program to more children. For outreach activities, the state will collaborate with schools to provide
Medicaid and CHIP information. Hawaii will also distribute Medicaid and CHIP information through
health care providers, the unemployment office, the Office of Youth Services, places of worship, and
activity-based organizations such as sports, scouts, and schools of Hula. In addition, the State will
establish a toll-free information line, a web site, and a media campaign on the Medicaid/CHIP program.
Hawaii expects to insure nearly 500 children by September 30, 2000. Its plan was approved January 19,
1999.
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Idaho
Idaho could receive as much as $15.8 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan, which
state officials will use to insure nearly 5,000 children. Idaho will use its new CHIP allocation to expand
Medicaid eligibility to children up to age 19 in families with incomes up to 160 percent of the federal
poverty level. Due to state legislation, the income threshold will be 150 percent of the federal poverty
level effective, July 1, 1998. The state has formed a task force to study ways of further expanding
Idaho's CHIP program. Children in the Medicaid expansion will receive the state's standard Medicaid
benefit package, which includes inpatient and outpatient hospital services, inpatient psychiatric care,
physician services, dental services, home health services, lab services, and prescription drugs. Outreach
activities include mailing postcards to potential enrollees describing Title XXI. The mailing list is
comprised of families who have lost cash assistance between April and December 1997. Idaho was
approved on June 15, 1998.
Illinois
Illinois could receive as much as $123 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan, which
state officials will use to insure 40,000 additional children within the next three years. With its new
CHIP allotment, Illinois will expand Medicaid eligibility for children up to age 19 whose families have
incomes at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Prior to the CHIP expansion, the income
level for Medicaid eligibility varied based on the age of the child. Under the new program, income
thresholds have been equalized. State outreach efforts will include reviewing automated records to
identify eligible participants followed by the notification of those individuals. In addition, the Illinois
Department of Public Aid will send a notice to all non-assistance Child Support families informing them
of the program and of locations where families can go to enroll their children. Illinois was approved on
April 1, 1998.
Indiana
Under the CHIP program, Indiana could receive as much as $70.5 million for both FY 1998 and FY
1999 for its CHIP plan. Indiana will use its new allocation to expand its Medicaid program and estimate
that they will insure as many as 58,000 more children by the year 2000. The program will expand
eligibility to children up to age 19 in families with incomes up to 150 percent of the federal poverty
level, and the state has formed a task force to study ways to further expand its CHIP program. Children
in the Medicaid expansion population will receive the state's standard Medicaid benefit package, which
includes inpatient and outpatient hospital services, inpatient psychiatric care, physician services, dental
services, home health care, lab services and prescription drugs. To raise awareness about the program,
the state will launch a media campaign and conduct outreach through state and local government
agencies and community organizations. Indiana's CHIP plan was approved on June 26, 1998.
Iowa
Iowa could receive as much as $32 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan. Iowa will
use its new CHIP allocation to expand Medicaid by raising income eligibility in several different age
categories. The Medicaid expansion will allow children from age 6 - 18 in families whose incomes are
up to 133 percent of FPL to enroll. The state's current Medicaid program covers infants up to one year
of age whose families have incomes of up to 185 percent of FPL. The benefit package for CHIP will be
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the same as the current Medicaid package and the state will contract an organization to run an outreach
program. This outreach program will work with community and statewide organizations including
provider associations, advocacy groups, Native American Tribal Councils, and refugee resettlement
programs. Officials expect to insure 16,000 children by June 30, 1999. Iowa's plan was approved
September 1, 1998.
Kansas
Kansas could receive as much as $30 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan. With its
new CHIP allotment, Kansas will create a separate insurance program called Health Wave for children
through age 18 whose families have incomes of less than 200 percent of the FPL. The benefit package
for children enrolled in CHIP will be the same as offered to as state employees. Families with incomes
above 150 percent of FPL must pay a monthly premium. Families with income between 151 and 175
percent of poverty will pay $10 per month per family, and families between 176 and 200 percent of
poverty will pay $15 per month per family. The state will target low-income children for outreach
through the public schools and will offer a toll free number to access enrollment information. Kansas
hopes to enroll 30,000 children by December 31, 1999. Kansas' plan was approved on September 1.
1998.
Kentucky
Kentucky could receive as much 25 $49.9 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan.
Kentucky will use its allotment to both expand its Medicaid program and launch a separate insurance
program called K-CHIP. Children ages 14-18 who are in families with incomes up to 100 percent of the
FPL will be enrolled in CHIP as a Medicaid expansion. Children through age-18 in families with
incomes up to 200 percent of the FPL, and who are not eligible for Medicaid, will be enrolled in K-
CHIP. The K-CHIP benefit plan will be a benchmark equivalent to the Standard High Option HMO
plan for state employees. Benefits will also include all basic services such as inpatient and outpatient
hospital services, physicians' surgical and medical services; laboratory and x-ray services, and well-baby
and well-child care. There is some cost sharing, but costs will not exclude 5 percent of family income.
Families with incomes between 100 and 133 percent of the FPL will pay a $10 premium for a six-month
period. Families with incomes between 134 and 149 percent of the FPL will pay a maximum premium
of $20 for a six-month period. Families with incomes between 150 and 200 percent of the FPL will pay
a maximum of $120 for a six-month period, and payments can be made at $20 each month or $60 per
quarter. To reach eligible children, the state will conduct a media campaign and outreach activities at
schools, clinics, community centers, health fairs, health departments, and housing projects. Kentucky
expects to enroll nearly 50,000 children by June 2000. Kentucky's plan was approved November 25,
1998.
Louisiana
Louisiana could receive as much as $102 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan. The
state will use its allotment to expand Medicaid to children ages 6 through 18 whose family income is at
or below 100 percent of the Federal poverty level. The benefit package will be the regular state Medicaid
program and there will be no cost sharing for families. The state plans to launch a large outreach
campaign to educate potential CHIP enrollecs. The campaign will include media advertising and mailing
to specific target audience groups, including low income working parents, current and former recipients
of Families Independence-Temporary Assistance Program, children with special needs, Native
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Americans, and migrant children. Louisiana estimates it will enroll more than 28,000 children by the end
of September 2000. Louisiana's plan was approved October 20, 1998.
Maine
Maine could receive as much as $12 million in federal funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its
CHIP plan. The state will use its new funds to expand coverage to 10,400 children by July 2000 by
combining both a Medicaid expansion and a statewide children's health insurance program, Cub Care.
Through CHIP, Maine will expand coverage to children through age 18 with family incomes up to 185
percent of the federal poverty level. The Medicaid expansion will cover children aged one through 18 in
families with incomes up to 150 percent of poverty. The Cub Care program will cover children in
families with incomes from 151-185 percent of poverty. State outreach efforts will include a targeted
media and direct mail campaign. Maine was approved on August 7, 1998.
Maryland
Maryland could receive as much as $62 million in federal CHIP funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999
for its CHIP plan. Maryland will expand its Medicaid program with its new CHIP allotment to an
estimated 15,500 uninsured children. Under the CHIP plan, children between birth and age 19 whose
family incomes are below 200 percent of poverty will receive coverage. Children covered by CHIP will
receive the Medicaid benefits package. To reach families who might be eligible for CHIP, the state will
launch a grassroots information dissemination campaign involving state agencies, advocacy and
community groups and provider organizations. In addition, the state will launch a public media and
advertising campaign to include television, radio, mass transit, and newspaper advertising. Maryland
was approved July 31, 1998.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts could receive as much as $43 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan,
which state officials will use to expand the state Medicaid program and create a separate Family
Assistance Plan. With its federal allotment, the state hopes to bring annual enrollment in the program to
37,000 children. Massachusetts will provide the state's regular Medicaid benefit package to newly-
enrolled children. The eligibility level for Medicaid will be increased from the current 133 percent of
FPL to children in families with incomes of up to 150 percent of poverty. The state will also use its
CHIP funds to create the Family Assistance Plan for children with family incomes between 150 and 200
percent of poverty. Uninsured children with family incomes over 150 percent of poverty will be eligible
for either a "direct coverage option" or for financial assistance for families to purchase dependent
coverage through their employers, the so-called "premium assistance option." The Family Assistance
Program will provide coverage equivalent to the insurance plan offered to federal employees in the state.
These families will pay a monthly premium of $10 per child with a family maximum of $30 per month.
Proposed outreach includes school-based campaigns, distribution of promotional materials, and giving
mini-grants to community organizations to help locate hard-to-find potentially eligible children.
Massachusetts was approved on May 29, 1998.
Michigan
Michigan could receive as much as $92 million in federal funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its
CHIP plan, which state officials will use to insure as many as 133,000 new children by September 2000.
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The state will use its new allocation to implement MIChild. The program will provide comprehensive
health care coverage to all children under age 19 whose families have incomes at or below 200 percent
of the federal poverty level. The benefit package will mirror the state employees' plan and will be
administered by multiple managed care providers. MIChild will not impose co-payments on families
with incomes at or below 150 percent of poverty. Some co-payments will apply for families between
151-200 percent of poverty. The state's outreach efforts will include demographically-targeted media
campaigns and coordination with relevant community programs and agencies. Michigan's plan was
approved on April 7, 1998.
Minnesota
Minnesota has been among the most progressive states in the nation in providing health insurance
coverage for children and families. The approval of Minnesota's plan enables the state to lay the
groundwork for its CHIP program and to secure its CHIP allotment, which could be as much as $28
million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999. Minnesota currently covers approximately 50,000 children who
would otherwise be uninsured. The state has accomplished this through a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver
amendment, granted in 1995. The MinnesotaCare program provides health coverage to pregnant women
and children with family incomes up to 275 percent of the federal poverty level. Minnesota's plan was
approved July 17, 1998.
Mississippi
Mississippi could receive as much as $56 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan.
Mississippi will expand Medicaid to cover children ages 15 through 18 in families with incomes up to
100 percent of the federal poverty level. The state estimates it will enroll 7,500 children by the end of
FY 1999 and 12,000 children by the end of FY 2000. Recipients will received the regular Medicaid
benefit package and there are no cost sharing requirements. Mississippi also expanded its CHIP plan
with an amendment that will create a new state health insurance program to cover children up to age 19
in families with incomes between 100 and 133 percent of the federal poverty level. The benefit package
for the new separate program will be equivalent to that offered to state employees, with the addition of
vision, hearing and dental services. There will be no family cost-sharing requirement. As part of an
outreach plan, Mississippi will develop a broad based media campaign that will include television, radio
and print advertisements. In addition, it will provide information to community health care providers,
hospitals; health clinics, Indian reservations and schools. Mississippi's plan was approved October 26,
1998 and its amendment was approved February 10, 1998.
Missouri
Missouri could receive as much as $52 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan, which
state officials will use to insure as many as 90,000 new children by June 30, 1999. Missouri will use its
new allocation to expand insurance coverage to children within the state's existing Medicaid managed
care program, known as MC+. The program will expand eligibility to children in families with incomes
up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level. Missouri's statewide health care reform demonstration
plan was approved through a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver. It will allow the state to slightly alter the
Medicaid benefit package and also enroll the CHIP children in Medicaid after the state's CHIP funds are
exhausted. This Medicaid waiver will also provide coverage for certain adults, including working
parents leaving welfare and mothers who otherwise would have lost their Medicaid following childbirth.
Outreach efforts will be coordinated at state offices in every county. Free materials will also be
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available and distributed to other entities such as social welfare organizations, schools and health care
providers. Missouri's plan was approved on April 28, 1998.
Montana
Montana could receive as much as $9 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan.
Montana expects to insure 9,000 children by June 2000 by creating a statewide children's health
insurance program. Children under age 19 whose families have incomes of less than 150 percent of
poverty will qualify for the Montana CHIP plan. The benefits package will mirror the state employee
health plan, including prescription drugs, emergency room services, and mental health and substance
abuse treatment services. For families with incomes at or above 100 percent of poverty, the state will
charge an annual enrollment fee of $12 for one child and $15 for families with two or more children
enrolled. Copayments for some services will be charged for families whose income is above 100 percent
of FPL. Copayments will be capped at $200 per family per year. Montana's plan was approved
September 11, 1998.
Nebraska
Nebraska could receive approximately $15 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan.
The first phase, Kids Connection Phase I, expanded Medicaid coverage to children age 15 through 18
whose family income is at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level. Enrollees in Phase 1
received the state's regular Medicaid benefit package. Kids Connection Phase 1 was expected to enroll
about 1,000 children. The amendment, Kids Connection Phase II, expanded Medicaid eligibility to
children under age 19 whose family incomes are up to 185 percent of the Federal poverty level. Kids
Connection II is expected to reach 16,000 children by October 2000. To encourage enrollment, the state
will work with advocacy agencies in disseminating information as well as distribute pamphlets and
brochures. Neither phase has cost-sharing for enrollees. The state's original plan was approved August
7, 1998, and an amendment was approved October 13, 1998.
Nevada
Nevada could receive as much as $30 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan. With its
new CHIP allotment, the state will create, Nevada Check Up, a statewide health insurance program
which will provide coverage to children up to age 18 in families with incomes at or below 200 percent of
poverty. The Nevada Check Up program is estimated to cover 43,500 children in its first year. To
encourage enrollment, the state has simplified the CHIP eligibility application, which will be available
statewide through schools, child care facilities, family resource centers, social service agencies, and
other locations where eligible children and/or their parents frequent. The state has also established a toll-
free information number, which is listed on posters, marketing brochures, and the application form.
Public service announcements are also planned. Nevada's plan was approved on August 13, 1998.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire could receive as much as $11 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan.
The state will use its CHIP allocation to expand its Medicaid program and create a separate statewide
children's health insurance program. Healthy Kids-Gold, or Phase I, will expand Medicaid eligibility for
newborns and infants up to age one in families with incomes up to 300 percent of the FPL. Healthy
Kids-Silver, or Phase II, will be a separate statewide health insurance plan that will mirror the benefit
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package offered to federal employees in the state. Healthy Kids-Silver is aimed at children ages 1 to 19
in families with incomes up to 300 percent of poverty. In order to expand its coverage to this level of
family income, the state will apply an income disregard-setting aside certain types of income the
family may have. The state expects to insure 4,000 children by September 2000. New Hampshire's plan
was approved September 16, 1998.
New Jersey
New Jersey could receive approximately $89 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan,
which state officials will use to insure as many as 102,000 new children by the end of the program's first
year. The state will use its new allocation to create NJKidCare which will include a Medicaid expansion
and a new state CHIP plan. The Medicaid expansion will provide comprehensive health care coverage
to all children under age 19 whose families have incomes at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty
level. The new CHIP insurance program will be targeted to children in families with incomes above
133 percent to 200 percent of poverty. The new program will charge families a $15 per month premium.
The state will have a fourfold outreach effort which will include: public awareness, targeted outreach,
community education, and consumer education. The state is also committed to targeting outreach to
special populations such as HIV and homeless populations. New Jersey's plan was approved on April
27, 1998.
New Mexico
New Mexico could receive as much as $57 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan.
The state will use its allotment to expand its Medicaid program for children from birth to age 18 in
families with incomes up to 235 percent of the FPL. Enrollees will receive the state's Medicaid benefit
package. Families with incomes between 186 and 235 percent of the FPL will pay copayments of $5 for
most services, but cost sharing cannot exceed five percent of a family's income. In accordance with the
CHIP law, preventive services and prenatal care are exempt from cost sharing. Working with a private
contractor, the state will conduct a public awareness campaign to inform potential enrollees. In addition,
New Mexico will work with the Indian Health Service to assure CHIP access to American Indians. New
Mexico expects to insure 5,000 children by September 30, 2000. Its CHIP plan was approved January
11, 1999.
New York
New York was one of three states for which existing children's health coverage benefit packages were
"grandfathered" into the CHIP legislation. The state could receive as much as $256 million in new funds
for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP plan, which state officials will use to insure as many as
360,000 additional children within the next three years. New York will use its new allocation to expand
its existing CHPlus program, which currently provides insurance to children up to age 19 whose families
have incomes at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty level. CHPlus is a partnership between the
state and private insurers with the state subsidizing private coverage for enrollees. The benefit package
includes a full range of inpatient and outpatient services. The state's outreach activities will include a
statewide media campaign that will be conducted by the New York State Department of Health. New
York's plan was approved on April 1, 1998.
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North Carolina
North Carolina could receive as much as $79 million in new funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its
CHIP plan. North Carolina will use its CHIP allocation to create a separate state health insurance
program to provide coverage to uninsured children whose family income does not exceed 200 percent of
the federal poverty level. The state expects to insure 35,000 children. Families whose incomes rise
above 200 percent of poverty up to a maximum of 225 percent will be able to buy into the program for
one year. The benefit package is equivalent to that offered to state employees, plus Medicaid-equivalent
benefits for children with special health care needs. North Carolina plans to improve outreach efforts by
simplifying the application forms for both Medicaid and CHIP and by using existing public/private
partnerships between local departments of health and social services. North Carolina's plan was
approved on July 14, 1998.
North Dakota
North Dakota could receive as much as $5 million in new CHIP funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999.
The approval of North Dakota's plan enables the state to lay the groundwork for its CHIP program and
to secure its FY 1998 CHIP allotment. The first phase of the state's program will enroll 500 children by
Oct. 1999 by expanding its Medicaid program to include 18 year old children whose family income is at
or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level. Currently, North Dakota's Medicaid program covers
children age seven through 17 whose families have incomes of 100 percent of poverty or less. Children
up to age 6 are eligible if their families have incomes at or below 133 percent of poverty. The benefit
package is the same as the Medicaid program in the state. North Dakota's plan was approved October 8,
1998.
Ohio
Ohio could receive as much as $115 million in federal funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP
plan. With its CHIP allotment, Ohio will expand eligibility within its existing Medicaid program. The
state will expand Medicaid eligibility to cover children up to age 19 whose families have incomes at or
below 150 percent of the federal poverty level and will expand coverage to as many as 133,000
uninsured children by 1999. To encourage enrollment, the state will survey community agencies on how
they conduct Medicaid eligibility outreach, and develop media strategies for statewide education
provided to Medicaid consumers and providers. Ohio's plan received approval on March 23, 1998.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma could receive as much as $85 million in new funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999, which
state officials will use to expand its Medicaid program. With its federal allotment, the state hopes to
expand coverage to 71,000 children by the end of the program's first year. Oklahoma will provide the
state's regular Medicaid benefit package to the newly-enrolled children. Oklahoma plans to use its CHIP
allotment to provide Medicaid coverage to children born on or after October 1, 1983, with family
incomes up to 185 percent of the federal poverty level. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is
collaborating with other interested agencies in the state to develop a marketing and outreach plan. The
plan will consist of posters, public service announcements, fact sheets, press releases and outdoor
advertising. Oklahoma's plan was approved on May 26, 1998.
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Oregon
Oregon could receive as much as $39 million in new funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999, which state
officials estimate they will use to enroll approximately 17,000 children in their CHIP program by July 1,
1999. Oregon will use its new allocation to expand coverage to children from birth to age 6 with
incomes between 133 percent and 170 percent of the federal poverty level. Coverage will also be
extended to children from age 6 to age 19 with family incomes between 100-170 percent of poverty.
Children in the new CHIP program will receive the same benefit package as children currently enrolled
in the state's Medicaid section 1115 waiver demonstration. The benefit package includes inpatient and
outpatient hospital services, inpatient psychiatric services, physician services, dental services, home
health services, lab services, prescription drugs and other medically necessary services. Oregon will
convene a task force of public and private partners to develop a consolidated Medicaid and CHIP
outreach plan. Oregon's plan was approved on June 12, 1998.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania could receive as much as $117 million in new funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999, which
state officials will use to fund its existing Pennsylvania CHIP program. Pennsylvania is one of three
states that had the benefit package of their existing state children's health program grand-fathered under
CHIP. State officials estimate that with the state's initial plan -- approved May 28 -- and amendment
approved October 28. Pennsylvania will be able to insure 80-100,000 children by September 1999. The
first phase provided coverage to children age one through 16 with family incomes at or below 185
percent of poverty. The amendment to Pennsylvania's CHIP plan expands eligibility for children from
birth to age 18 in families with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The benefit
package includes a full range of inpatient services. Outreach activities in the state include canvassing
local businesses, day care centers, school districts, hospitals, religious organizations, social service
agencies and civic groups.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico could receive as much as $9.8 million in new funds for FY 1998 and $39 million for FY
1999 under the CHIP program. Puerto Rico will use its allotment to expand Medicaid eligibility.
Medicaid coverage will be expanded to cover children through age 18 in families with incomes below
200 percent of the commonwealth poverty level ($8,220 for a family of four). Federal CHIP funding
will allow Puerto Rico to cover approximately 20,000 children. Puerto Rico's program will also include
children currently under its public health system, which receives no federal funding. Puerto Rico is also
unique in that it has elected to contribute more money than the standard federal-state matching funds.
Officials in Puerto Rico estimate that there will be 165,000 children in their CHIP plan by the end of FY
1998. Puerto Rico will develop a number of outreach efforts, including disseminating brochures,
leaflets, and posters with information on the CHIP program; launching a broad-based media campaign;
and appealing directly to eligible children and families. Puerto Rico's plan was approved June 26, 1998.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island could receive as much as $10.6 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999, which state
officials will use to insure as many as 3,400 children by the end of FY 2000. Rhode Island has already
had its initial plan and an amendment approved. Under the initial plan, the state is using its allocation
to expand its Medicaid program to provide comprehensive health care coverage to children between the
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ages of 8 and 15 whose family income is between 100 and 250 percent of the federal poverty level. The
program will also cover children 15 to 18 whose families have incomes up to 250 percent of poverty.
Under the amendment, Rhode Island will expand benefits for uninsured children up to age 19 to 300
percent of the federal poverty level. Beginning at 185 percent of the federal poverty level, or about
$30,432 for a family of four, families will begin paying modest premiums or co-payments. In order to
effectively reach the target population, various outreach methods will take place. The first phase of
Rhode Island's outreach efforts, a public information campaign, will last four months. The second phase
of outreach will include follow-up and evaluation activities which will last approximately six months.
Rhode Island's plan was approved on May 8, 1998 and its amendment was approved February 4, 1999.
South Carolina
South Carolina had already begun to expand its Medicaid program when the new CHIP law was enacted,
and could receive over $63 million in new funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999. The state will use its
share of CHIP funds to expand its Medicaid program, and hopes to enroll an additional estimated 75,000
children. Regular cost-sharing rules apply and eligibility will be extended to children under age 19
whose family incomes are at or under 150 percent of the federal poverty level. The state has placed
eligibility workers in public schools, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and other places frequented by
families with potentially eligible children. South Carolina's plan was approved on February 18, 1998.
South Dakota
South Dakota could receive as much as $8.5 million for both FY 1998 and FY 1999. The state will use
its CHIP allocation to expand its Medicaid program to insure 7,400 children in its first year. The state
will increase eligibility limits for children ages 6 to 18 from the current limit of 100 percent of FPL to
133 percent of FPL. The benefit package for children enrolled in CHIP will be the same as that offered
to other children in the state's Medicaid program. Families will not be charged for medical care under
this CHIP program. The state will identify eligible children and mail their families applications. South
Dakota's plan was approved on August 25, 1998.
Texas
Texas could receive as much as $561 million in new funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999, which state
officials estimate that they will use to enroll nearly 58,000 children in their CHIP program by October 1,
1999. Texas will use its allotment to expand Medicaid eligibility to children up to age 19 in families
with incomes below 100 percent of the federal poverty level. Texas currently covers children from birth
to one in families with incomes up to 185 percent of poverty, ages 1-5 up to 133 percent of poverty, ages
6-14 up to 100 percent of poverty, and ages 15-19 up to 47 percent of poverty. The state also plans to
expand coverage to additional low-income children and families by submitting an amendment to their
CHIP program in 1999. Outreach activities will include working the entire network of public health
providers to disseminate outreach materials to providers so that they may supply information to families
with potentially eligible children. Texas' plan was approved on June 15, 1998.
Utah
Utah could receive as much as $24 million in new funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999, which state
officials estimate will insure 21,000 children in their CHIP program by 2000. Utah will use its CHIP
allocation to create a separate state health insurance program to provide coverage to uninsured children
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up to age 19 whose family incomes do not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The plan
does have some cost sharing for services, but no premiums or enrollment fees will be charged.
Copayments and out-of-pocket maximums will be determined by income level. The state will use
Medicaid eligibility workers already placed in 98 hospitals, community health centers, local health
departments, and other allied agencies to determine CHIP eligibility. The state will also do outreach
through community presentations, toll-free telephone lines, brochures, flyers and postcards. Utah's plan
was approved July 10, 1998.
Vermont
Vermont could receive as much as $3.5 million in funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 for its CHIP
plan. The state will use its allotment to create a separate health insurance program to cover children up
to age 18 in families with incomes between 225 and 300 percent of the FPL. Health services to children
will be delivered by the managed care organizations that currently provide services under the Vermont
Health Access Plan, a Medicaid section 1115 waiver. An amendment to the Medicaid waiver was
approved November 6, 1998, allowing the state to expand coverage to underinsured children up to 300
percent of the FPL. The benefits package for the Vermont CHIP program is the same as provided
through the state's Medicaid program. The state will charge beneficiaries a premium of $10 per month
per household. Beginning July 1, 1999, providers will be allowed to charge a $10 copayment for office
visits. No copayments will be charged for well-baby and well-child visits. Maximum cost sharing will
not be allowed to exceed 5 percent of a family's income. The state will integrate its outreach activities
with the current outreach campaign for Medicaid, which includes advertising, brochures, flyers, and
outreach through community health and social service providers. Vermont also offers a toll-free
telephone line with information on Medicaid and CHIP. Vermont expects to insure 1,088 children by
October 2000. Its CHIP plan was approved December 15, 1998.
Virginia
Virginia could receive as much as $68 million in funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999 to create a
separate children's health insurance plan, the Virginia Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan. The
plan has two components, the first of which provides coverage for children under age 19 in families with
incomes up to 150 percent of the FPL. The second phase, which will begin at a later date, will cover
children under age 19 in families with incomes up to 185 percent of the FPL. The difference between the
two components is that families with incomes between 150 and 185 percent of the FPL will have out-of-
pocket costs imposed through an amendment to this plan. The benefit package will be comprehensive
and includes inpatient and outpatient care, laboratory services, and substance abuse treatment. To reach
eligible children, the state will create a single mail-in application for both programs. The state will also
place eligibility workers in different locations throughout the state, offer a toll-free hotline number, and
will coordinate with school districts and local agencies to distribute applications. Virginia's plan was
approved October 22, 1998.
Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands could receive nearly $280,000 in new funds for FY 1998 and about $1.1 million in
FY 1999. The territory will use its CHIP allocation to expand its Medicaid program to children receiving
services through a territory-funded program. CHIP funds will help strengthen federal support for
children's health in the Virgin Islands. The local government will not expand eligibility, but the current
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income level for a family of four is $8,500 - or about half the level of states. The Virgin Islands' plan
was approved September 17, 1998.
West Virginia
West Virginia could receive as much as $23 million in new funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999. The
state will use its CHIP allotment to expand Medicaid eligibility to children between the ages of one and
five in families with incomes up to 150 percent of FPL. The state currently has an income cutoff for that
group of 133 percent of FPL. The newly covered children will receive the regular Medicaid benefit
package at no cost to their families. As part of their outreach efforts, the state will include Medicaid
information in all free or reduced lunch and textbook applications and the state's toll-free 24 hour
hotline will include information on the CHIP program. The state is currently planning a second
expansion stage. West Virginia's plan was approved on September 15, 1998.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin could receive as much as $40 million in new funds for both FY 1998 and FY 1999, which
state officials will use to expand its Medicaid program. Phase One of the state's BadgerCare plan was
estimated to cover an additional 2,000 children with expanded Medicaid eligibility to children ages 15-
18 in families with incomes below 100 percent of the federal poverty level. Wisconsin also had a CHIP
amendment and a Medicaid waiver approved as well. While the CHIP expansion will provide health
coverage to children, the waiver for the state's Medicaid program will allow Wisconsin to enroll the
parents of CHIP-eligible children in that program. State officials expect the second phase of the CHIP
program to enroll an estimated 23,000 children by October 2000 and the Medicaid waiver to enroll
27,000 adults in BadgerCare. All eligible children will receive the full Medicaid benefit package with
no out-of-pocket costs for families. Wisconsin's outreach efforts will include: public health agencies
coordinated efforts with schools; the expansion of school-based clinics in 12 Milwaukee public schools;
and inclusion of schools as potential outstation sites for Medicaid eligibility workers. Wisconsin's plan
was approved May 29, 1998 and the amendment was approved January 22, 1999.
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CHIP Outreach Efforts
February 19, 1999
(For Internal Use Only)
Q.1.
What are you announcing today?
We are here today -- federal and state government officials, corporate and media
representatives and community members -- to announce the Insure Kids Now initiative to
help families get health insurance for their children. The campaign has several parts, but
two parts are most exciting:
A national toll free number 877-KIDS-NOW that will connect any caller to his or her
state's information number for eligibility information;
A HHS-sponsored national radio campaign to complements state and local outreach
efforts;
The new Insure Kids Now web site, www.insurekids.gov, with information on the
eligibility requirements for each state's CHIP plans;
And a wealth of public-private partnerships that will complement states' outreach and
help millions of children get health insurance coverage.
Q.2. How many children do you expect to enroll through your Insure Kids Now
outreach efforts?
As President Clinton has stated before, we hope to enroll as much as five million
children. States' initial estimates are that they will cover over 2.5 million through
CHIP and Medicaid by September 2000. It's also extremely encouraging that
states are now beginning to amend their plans and expand their expected
enrollment numbers.
We also expect that the CHIP program will continue to increase funding for states
to do outreach, find and enroll children eligible for CHIP as well as Medicaid.
We are confident that national commitments like the ones announced today will
complement on-going state and local efforts and we will reach millions of
children through a combination of CHIP and Medicaid outreach.
Expanding health insurance coverage to children is one of the Administration's
priorities. Far too many children-as many as 11 million ages 0 to 18--are
currently living without health insurance. At least 4 million of those kids are
eligible for Medicaid yet not enrolled and another 3 million are eligible for CHIP.
The single biggest step toward enrolling these kids is the passage of the
Children's Health Insurance Program.
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Q.3.
Do all states have CHIP plans? Which states do not have approved
plans and why not?
A.
Since the Childrens Health Insurance Program was signed into law in October
1997, fifty states and U.S. territories' plans have been approved by the
Department of Health and Human Services. They estimate they will cover over
2.5 million children by September 2000.
There are three states -- Tennessee, Washington, and Wyoming which do not
have CHIP plans yet. These states have done a lot for children. Both Tennessee
and Washington had done an exceptional job in covering children with
preexisting state programs. We continue to work with the states and hope that
each state will take advantage of the CHIP.
[Note: Tennessee has submitted its plan to HHS for review. Washington and
Wyoming have not submitted plans.]
Q.4. Many states have multi-million dollar allotments, but are only
insuring a few thousand children. Why are we giving so much money
to insure so few kids?
A.
Expanding health insurance coverage to children is one of the
Administration's top priorities and actually of everyone at the event today - -
public and private sector, national ant local. Far too many children-as many as
11 million ages 0 to 18--are currently living without health insurance. At least 4
million of those kids are eligible for Medicaid yet not enrolled and another 3
million are eligible for CHIP. The single biggest step toward enrolling these kids
is the passage of the Children's Health Insurance Program.
CHIP allotments are based on an estimated number of uninsured children in each
state that are below 200 percent of poverty. States can receive up to their
allotment, but are only reimbursed if they spend money on insuring children.
Q.5. Many states have not drawn much on their 1998 allotments. Are you
worried this means that CHIP isn't working?
A.
We're not worried at all. CHIP is a new program. It's going to take time for it to
be fully implemented. Most states focused in the first year on designing their
plans and getting approval from their state legislatures and from HHS. We expect
that now that 50 state and territoral plans, as well as 11 amendments, are in place
that the draw on allotments will increase significantly.
Commitments and public-partnerships like the ones announced today will help
states informing working parents that free or lost health insurance is available.
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Q.6.
You've announced the First lady's public service announcement today. Does
this have anything to do with promoting the First Lady and her possible run
for a U.S. Senate seat in New York in 2000?
Not at all. Interestingly, we've found that Americans want to hear the First Lady
talk about health coverage for children. To help us figure out the best way to get
the message out about children's health insurance, last year several public
relations firms focus-tested various messages about health care and preferences
for spokesperson among working parents last year. Among the group of working
parents who are the major focus of this outreach campaign, Mrs. Clinton was one
of top preferences for spokesperson of the Insure Kids Now initiative. Her PSA
was prepared last year as well - well before media speculation about her possible
interest in a Senate seat.
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Proposed Language on the
Role of America's Promise and America's Promise Commitment Makers
In Promoting Children's Health Insurance Outreach and Enrollment
The federal government and states have committed billions of dollars to expand
health insurance coverage for children. But simply making the funding available will not
insure a single child unless the parents of eligible children know that affordable health
insurance is available and that their children qualify for it. Government needs help to
reach these parents.
One organization that is helping the government create public-private
partnerships to spread the word is America's Promise, a national crusade for youth
chaired by General Colin Powell. One of the goals of America's Promise is to give every
one of our children a healthy start in life. To assist the federal government and states in
their efforts to provide coverage to uninsured children, America's Promise is securing
commitments from leading corporations to help inform the parents of eligible children
through public service announcements and other means. Among the commitments
secured by America's Promise so far is one from Bonneville International Corporation,
which owns radio stations in five cities: Chicago, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, San
Francisco, and Washington, DC. Bonneville has produced six radio public service
announcements, narrated by General Powell, and is donating free air time to run them
on its stations. The Ad Council has agreed to expand on Bonneville's reach by
distributing the PSAs nationwide.
Other America's Promise corporate and non-profit partners have also made
commitments that will help connect eligible children to the free or low-cost health
insurance now available to them. These corporate and non-profit partners include:
General Motors - General Motors will distribute information about the national
children's health insurance toll-free line by affixing labels advertising the number to child
safety seats that the company is donating to families in low-income communities across
the country. General Motors will be working with the NAACP and the National Council of
La Raza on this effort.
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Glaxo Wellcome - Glaxo Wellcome has expanded its commitment to America's
Promise by promoting the CHIP program in the state of North Carolina. The company
has committed to supporting North Carolina Health Choices for Children by creating
awareness through multiple channels, resources, and outlets across the state.
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) VFW has committed to distributing information
about children's health insurance programs through its network of posts.
American Hospital Association - As a commitment to America's Promise, the
American Hospital Association promised to reduce the number of Americans, especially
children, without health coverage by four million by establishing the "Campaign for
Coverage." As of February 1999, coverage was extended to nearly 2.5 million uninsured
people. This number includes extending coverage to children through CHIP and to other
Americans through a variety of means.
Schering-Plough Corporation - Schering-Plough has provided generous support to
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to grow up healthy and strong.
General Mills, Inc. - General Mills is helping to ensure that children have a healthy start
in life by underwriting the work of America's Promise on the State Children's Health
Insurance Program.
SmithKline Beecham - SmithKline Beecham has provided funding to America's
Promise to support its work to promote a healthy start for all children.
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WEB SITE FOR INFORMATION ON ASTHMA & HEALTH ISSUES
Schering-Plough Corporation in partnership with the National Association of
School Nurses, the American Lung Association, the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of
America and the American College of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology will develop a
health Web site to communicate information on asthma and other health issues, including
health insurance for children, to school nurses throughout the country.
The Web site will facilitate the availability of information on asthma and health
issues. It will allow nurses to access current information on the effective treatment of
pediatric asthma in the school setting.
The premise of this initiative is that a partnership between the private sector,
school nurses and other members of the health care community will help address the
needs of chronically ill children and, in so doing, help their ability to learn.
The program will be available for use by the end of the second quarter of 1999. It
will be a nationwide effort. The goal is to reach as many of this country's 33,000 school
nurses as possible through a state-by-state roll-out.
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Schering-Plough Corporation will initiate a private-public collaborative effort
with the Health Department in the City of Elizabeth (population: approximately 110,000)
to enroll as many as 2,000 uninsured children during 1999 in the New Jersey KidCare
program.
The thrust of this initiative is to increase awareness of KidCare, provide
information and assistance with the enrollment process and to provide ongoing advice
and information to parents with eligible children. This effort will include a citywide
health fair, ongoing print and media publicity in several languages, staff and outreach
workers to assist in the interpretation of eligibility guidelines and completion of the
applications necessary to enroll these uninsured children.
The partners in this program are the Department of Health in Elizabeth, Elizabeth
General Hospital, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Headstart representatives, PTA and school
organizations, outreach workers, health care professionals and community leaders.
Schering-Plough will be the corporate sponsor.
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E-mail
E-mail
E-mail
E-mail
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[Unused1]
[Unused2]
[Unused2]
Spouse
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Children
Children
Category children
Category children, General
children
children
Business
Home
Business
Home
Ms Yasmina Vinci
Ms Cathy Hess
Assocation of Child Care Resource and
Executive Director
Referral Agencies
Assoication of Maternal and Child
1319 F Street, NW
Health Programs
Suite 810
1220- 19th Street
Washington, DC 20004
Suite 801
Tel 1
393-5501
Ext
Tel 1
Washington, DC 20036
Tel 2
Tel 2
Tel 1
775-0436
Ext
Tel 1
Fax
Fax
Tel 2
Tel 2
E-mail
E-mail
Fax
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(Unused1)
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Category children
Children
P6/(b)(6)
Category children
children
children
Business
Home
Business
Home
Ms Sara Milo
Mr Todd Askew
American Association of Dental
Govt Liaison
1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington, DC 20036
601- 13th St
Tel 1
667-9433
Ext
Tel 1
Suite 400 North
Washington, DC 20005
Tel2
Tel 2
Tel 1
347-8600
Ext
Tel 1
Fax
Fax
2
Tel 2
E-mail
E-mail
Fax
393-6137
Fax
(Unused1)
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[email protected]
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all all
Address
C
C
children
children
Business
Home
Business
Home
Ms Suzy Leous
Ms Joanne Hustead
Director of Public Affairs
Director of Legal and Public Policy
American College of Preventive
National Partnership for Women and
Medicine
Families
1660 L Street, NW
1875 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 206
Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
Washington, DC 20009
1
466-2044
Ext
Tel 1
Tel 1
986-2600
Ext
Tel 1
2
Tel 2
Tel 2
Tel 2
Fax
466-2662
Fax
Fax
Fax
E-mail
[email protected]
E-mail
E-mail
E-mail
[Unused1]
[Unused1]
(Unused2]
[Unused2]
Spouse
Spouse
Children
Children
Category physicians, children
Category children
children
P6/(b)(6)
Business
Home
Ms Karen Sealander
children
McDermott, Will, and Emery
Business
Home
1850 K Street, NW
Mr Irwin Redliner
Suite 500
President
Washington, DC 20006
Children's Health Fund
Tel 1
778-8024
Ext
Tel
317 E. 64th Street
New York, NY 10021
2
Tel 2
Tel 1
Fax
212-535-9400
Ext
Tel 1
Fax
Tel 2
Tel 2
E-mail
E-mail
Fax
212-535-7488
Fax
[Unused1]
E-mail
E-mail
(Unused2)
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[Unused1]
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[Unused2]
Category children
Spouse
Children
children
Category children
Business
Home
Ms Diane Shust
children
National Education Association
Business
Home
1201 16th Street, NW
Mr Dennis Johnson
Washington, DC 20036
Senior Director of Policy and Planning
Tel 1
822-7325
Ext
Tel 1
Children's Health Fund
Tel2
Tel 2
317 E. 64th Street
New York, NY 10021
Fax
Fax
Tel 1
212-535-9400
Ext
Tel 1
E-mail
E-mail
Tel 2
Tel 2
(Unused1)
Fax
212-535-7488
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[Unused2]
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C
c
children
children
Business
Home
Business
Home
Mr Bruce Nicholson
Ms Cheryl Beversdorf
American Bar Association
Executive VP
741 15th Street, NW
Association of State and Territorial
Washington, DC 20005
Health Officials
Tel 1
662-1769
Ext
Tel 1
1275 K Street, NW
Suite 800
Tel 2
Tel 2
Washington, DC 20005
Fax
Fax
Tel 1
371-9090
Ext
Tel 1
E-mail
E-mail
Tel 2
Tel 2
[Unused1]
Fax
371-9797
Fax
[Unused2]
E-mail
E-mail
Spouse
[Unused1]
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[Unused2]
Category children
Spouse
children
Children
Business
Home
Category children, General
Mike Graham
children
American Dental Association
1111- 14th Street, NW
Business
Home
Suite 1100
Ms Ellen Battestelli
Washington, DC 20005
Senior Policy Analyst
Tel 1
898-2400
Ext
Tel 1
Child Welfare League of America
440 First Street, NW
Tel 2
Tel 2
Suite 310
Fax
Fax
Washington, DC 30001
E-mail
E-mail
Tel 1
638-2952
Ext
Tel 1
[Unused1]
Tel 2
Tel 2
[Unused2]
Fax
638-4004
Fax
Spouse
E-mail
E-mail
Children
[Unused1]
Category children, General
[Unused2]
children
Spouse
Children
Business
Home
Mr Jerry Steffl
Category children
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
children
Business
Home
Ms Kelly O'Brien
Washington, DC 20002
Director of Govt Affairs
Tel 1
336-5884
Ext
Tel 1
Partnership for Prevention
Tel 2
Tel 2
426 C Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Fax
Fax
Tel 1
E-mail
833-0009
Ext
Tel 1
E-mail
Tel 2
Tel 2
[Unused1]
Fax
833-0113
Fax
[Unused2]
E-mail
E-mail
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[Unused1]
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[Unused2]
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Category children
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Address
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children
Business
Home
Kelsi Brown
National Association of Homes and
Services for Children
2000 L Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Tel 1
223-3447
Ext
Tel 1
Tel 2
Tel 2
Fax
Fax
E-mail
E-mail
[Unused1]
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Category children
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Children Heart Addresses
ORGANZATION
NAME(S)
PHONE
Address
American Academy of Child and
Kristin Kroeger
966-7300
36715 Wisconsin Ave NW
Adolescent Psychiatry
Washington, DC 20016
American Academy of Family
Susan Hildebrandt
232-9033
2021 Massachusetts Ave,
Physicians
NW
Washington, DC 20036
American Academy of Pediatric
Jim Crall
301/594-1349
Dentistry
American Academy of Pediatrics
Jackie Noyes
347-8600
601 13th St NW
# 400 N
Washington, DC 20005
American Academy of Pediatrics
Todd Askew
347-8600
601 13th St NW
# 400 N
Washington, DC 20005
American Academy of Pediatrics
Graham Newson:
347-8600
601 13th St NW
# 400 N
Washington, DC 20005
American Academy of Pediatrics
Jennifer Stevens
347-8600
601 13th St NW
# 400 N
Washington, DC 20005
American Association of Dental
Sara Milo
667-9433
1625 Massachusetts Ave
Schools
NW
Washington, DC 20036
American Bar Association
Bruce Nicholson
662-1769
741 15th St, NW
Washington, DC 20005
American College of Physicians
Elizabeth Prewitt
393-1650
Suite 250
700 13th St, NW
Washington, DC 20005
American College of Preventive
Suzy Leous
466-2044
1660 L St, NW
Medicine
Suite 206
Washington, DC 20036
American Dental Association
Mike Graham
898-2400
1111 14th St, NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
American Hospital Association
Carla Luggiero
325 Seventh St, NW
Ann
Washington, DC 20004
American Psychiatric Association
Julie Shreyer
682-6049
1400 K St, NW
HILARY WILSON
Washington, DC 20005
American Psycholigical Association
Jerry Steffl
336-5884
750 First St, NE
Washington, DC 20002
American Public Health Association
Jeff Jacobs
778-9564 5600 9544 it
1015 15th St, NW
Jenniter
789-5427
Suite 200
Waykwill
Washington, DC 20005
American Small Business Alliance
Joel Marks
337-0037
3421 1/2 M ST NW
Washington, DC 20007
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Association of Maternal and Child
Barbara Richards
775-0436
1220 19th St, NW
Health Programs
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Association of Maternal and Child
Cathy Hess
775-0436
1220 19th St, NW
Health Programs
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Association of State and Territorial
Lizbeth Stark
371-9090
1275 K Street, NW
Health Officials
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Catholic Charities USA
Lisa Smith
703/549-1390 X 60
1731 King St
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Child Welfare League of America
Ellen Battestelli
638-2952
440 First St, NW
Suite 310
Washington, DC 20001
Children's Defense Fund
Gregg-Haifley
662-3541
25 E. St, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Children's Defense Fund
Jim Weill
662-3541
25 E. St, NW
enver
642-3550
Washington, DC 20001
Children's Health Fund
Dennis Johnson
(212)535-9707
317 E. 64th St
212-861-0235
New York, NY 10021
Families USA
Judy Waxman/
628-3030
1334 G St, NW
Joan,Alker
Washington, DC 20005
Family Voices
Gayle Brown
703/503-4529
5106 Richarson Dr
Fairfax, VA 22032
Friends Committee on National
Florence Kimball
547-6000
245 2nd St, NE
Legislation
Washington, DC 20002
Kaiser Permanente
Jane Andrews
296-1314
1700 K ST NW
Suite 601
Washington, DC 20006
March of Dimes
Marina Weiss
659-1800
1901 L St NW
Suite 260
Washington, DC 20036
March of Dimes
Jo Merrill
659-1800
1901 L St NW
Suite 260
Washington, DC 20036
McDermott, Will & Emery
Karen Sealander
778-8024
1850 K ST, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
National Association of Children's
Peters Willson
703/684-1355
401 Wythe St
Hospitals
Alexandria, VA 22314
National Association of Children's
Ann Langley
945-6163
3000 K ST, NW
Hospitals
Lisartate
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20007
Ann
margavet bekas, AMA
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National Association of County and
Donna Grossman
763-5550
400 41 st StNW
City Health Officals
Suite 450
Washington, DC 20001
National Association of Homes and
Kelsi Brown
223-3447
1701 K st, NW
Services for Children
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
National Association of Psychiatric
Joy Midman
416-1669
2000 L St, NW
Treatment Centers for Children
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
National Education Association
Diane Shust
822-7325
1201 16th St, NW
Washington, DC 20036
National Mental Health Association
AI Guida
703-838-7509
1021 Prince St
Alexandria, VA 22314
Partnership for Prevention
Kelly O'Brien
833-0009
426 C St NE
Washington, DC 20002
The ARC
Kathy McGinley
785-3388
1522 K St NW
Suite 516
Washington, DC 20005
US Catholic Conference
Patricia King
541-3188
3211 Fourth St, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Washington Business Group on
Kim Monk
408-9320
777 Norht Capitol NE
Health
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20002
Women's Legal Defense Fund
Joan Entmacher
986-2600
1875 Connecticut Ave, NW
986-2539
Suite 710
Washington, DC 20009
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To: From: Devision Nera rats talk
PRESIDENT CLINTON AND FIRST LADY HILLARY ROHDAM CLINTON
JOIN WITH THE NATION'S GOVERNORS AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS
all
TO PROMOTE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE OUTREACH
But
February 23, 1999
Today, President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rohdam Clinton, together with Governors and
private sector partners from across the country, launched the "Insure Kids Now" campaign a
new national campaign designed to identify and enroll eligible children in Medicaid and the new
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Currently, there are over 5 million children who
are eligible for but unenrolled in free or low cost health insurance. Although they have access to
there
these critical programs, these children remain unenrolled -- because their families don't know
about the options, cannot easily get information, or struggle with the application process. The
Insure Kids Now campaign partners the Federal government, the States, and the private sector in
an unprecedented effort to ensure that all children who are eligible for health insurance receive it.
The camp aign has 3 major towsis comp onents
LAUNCHING 1-877 KIDS NOW, A NEW NATIONAL NUMBER FOR KIDS HEALTH
OUTREACH. Today, the President and First Lady launched 1-877 KIDS NOW, a new toll free
nay
number developed by the National Governors Association and Bell Atlantic that provides
the
information on Medicaid and CHIP to families nationwide. This number will provide families in
all 50 States with State specific information about Medicaid and CHIP. Families calling the line
the
will speak with an eligibility counselor who can provide information about eligibility criteria,
benefits, and how to apply for coverage. Example, person calling fr. LA will feed
get mfo about CA's program
THE NATIONAL MEDIA MAKES AN UNPRECEDEDNTED COMMITTMENT TO
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE OUTREACH. Today, the President and the First
Median
Lady unveiled new efforts by national media organizations to provide families across the country
out?
with information about the importance of health insurance and how to apply TV for Medicaid and
CHIP, including:
NBC
starts
take
NBO air PSA on children's health insurance. )Beginning on February 24, "The
More You Know" will air a public service announcement to educate parents and families
about free or low cost health insurance options, This PSA, produced The with the stars of
aw and Order", S. Epatha Merkerson and Benjamin Bratt, provides information about
the importance of health insurance for children and includes the new toll-free number for
take out?
childrens health insurance outreach.
and
ABC to air PSA featuring the First Lady. Beginning on
, ABC Television
anast
Network will air a public service announcement featuring the First Lady that provides
parents and families with information about the importance of health insurance and
froganing
promoting the new toll-free number. This PSA will air during (prime-time?/throughout
the day?) over the next (a year/three months??).
Viacom/Paramount to air PSA featuring the First Lady. Beginning March 1st,
Viacom/Paramount will air a public service announcement featuring the First Lady that
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provides parents and families with information about the importance of health insurance
and promoting the new toll-free number. This PSA will air on 19 of their stations
throughout the country during
over the next
Black Entertainment Television to air PSA featuring the First Lady. Beginning on
,
BET will air a public service announcement featuring the First Lady that provides
parents and families with information about the importance of health insurance and
promoting the new toll-free number. This PSA will air on 19 of their stations throughout throughous
the country during
over the next
.
National Association of Broadcasters to distribute the First Lady's PSA. The
National Association of Broadcasters, the national trade association representing
broadcast stations, will make the First Lady's PSA available to all their member stations
more routine basis [what does this mean?] This mechanis is usually a
on Monday, February 22nd. Smaller stations in more rural areas will show the PSA on a
very successful way to reach people m more rural areas through
Univision to air Spanish language PSA. Beginning on Feburary 23, Univision will run
then
a Spanish language PSA developed by the Department of Health and Human Services
Once a day for the next year. leminder The PSA will air twice a day over the next six months, once
Station
during the day and once during prime time. Univision is watched by 18 million people
and over 90 percent of Hispanic households. Over 25 percent of Hispanic children are
uninsured.
breamines 90%
Radw
of
Airing radio ads in 45 States. Beginning on February
, the Deparment of Health and
Human Services will fund radio ads to be aired in 45 States and the District of Columbia.
rought
In each State, the spots will run for 4 weeks (15 per week). The spots will run in groups
18
of 10-11 States at a time, beginning with California, Utah, Colorado, Alabama, Illinois,
miller
Print
Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maine.
people
Bone
USA Today will run an editorial on the importance of children's health insurance.
USA Today has agreed to do a editorial in their weekend edition on the importance of
health insurance for children and the new options available to families through Medicaid
and CHIP. The editorial will feature the new Insure Kids Now hotline number.
PRIVATE CORPORATIONS JOIN THE ADMINISTRATION'S NATIONAL EFFORT.
Today, the First Lady and the President lauded the efforts of private corportations to get the word
out about the new free or low cost children's health insurance options available to families across
the nation. Participating corporations include:
American Medical Response, which will include the Insure Kids Now toll free number
beginning on
on ambulances and other transport vehicles, such as school buses,
which transport over 2,000,000 students daily. In addition, beginning on
, they
will provide information on Medicaid and CHIP to communities in 36 States through
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Kmart Corporation, which will dedicate two columns on children's health insurance in
the Kmart circular distributed to more than 70 million homes on
. In addition,
beginning
on
, stores will have counter displays at 1,600 Kmart pharmacies
nationwide with brochures promoting Insure Kids Now. Beginning on
, they will
also put daily public service announcements on Kmart in-store radio network and put the
Insure Kids Now number on all Kmart shopping bags.
General Motors, which will affix labels with the Insure Kids Now toll free number to
child safety seats being donated to families in low-income communities across the
country beginning on
.
Ralphs Grocery, which has agreed to place bag stuffers in shopping bags and to air
public service announcements in their in-store radio network to promote the Insure Kids
Now toll free number beginning on
.
Health
Pfizer Inc, which has agreed to incorporate the Insure Kids Now onto their patient/parent
resource publication, mailings to their pediatricians, and in their Pharmacy Assistance
Program beginning on
. In addition, beginning on
, Pfizer will distribute
an outreach kit to 400 community health centers.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association, which will begin to educate local physicians,
hospitals and state government partners about the new health insurance options for low
income children on
by
. In addition, beginning on
, Blue
Cross Blue Sheild's national association will produce and distribute a nationwide radio
public service announcement nationwide as well as print advertorials on the Insure Kids
Now campaign in Readers Digest and Time Magazine (CK).
Columbus Children's Hospital, which [is this one hopsital?? Yes.] will place
Medicaid/CHIP applications in the Emergency Room, the Outpatient Care Center, and
community-based primary care sites along with colorful, framed posters in busy hosiptial
elevators beginning on
a
General Mills, Inc., which will help to ensure that children have a healthy start in life by
underwriting the work of America's Promise on the State Children's Health Insurance
Program. [need specifics - what is new]
Kids Korner Gift Shops, which will include Insure Kids Now materials in packets sent
to thousands of schools nationwide beginning on
.
National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), which will include the Insure
Kids Now number and include outreach campaign materials with each prescription filled.
Additionally, NACDS will display outreach posters and have brochures available in
30,000 chain pharmacies visited by over 5 million people daily. [I think we should take
this out -- announced in February.]
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National Community Pharmacists Association, which will distribute information on
the Insure Kids Now campaign to 50,000 pharmacists through through their newsletter,
journal, and satellite programs beginning on
.
Wyeth Lederle Vaccines, which will distribute handbooks including the Insure Kids
Now toll free number and information on how to educate families about health insurance
options for their children to 1500 local community based organizations and providers
beginning on
.
Neil Romano& Associates Inc., which will work with CHIP corporate partners to
produce a television PSA featuring the President, First Lady, or celebrity athlete to
distribute on behalf of the campaign, to millions of people across the country. [??]
Nike
Johnson & Johnson
Mattel
McDonalds
NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS PARTNER WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO GET
THE WORD OUT ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE. Today, the President and
First Lady also highlighted the new committments made by provider organizations and other
non-profit entities as part of the Insure Kids Now campaign. Participating organizations include:
should Kollow be
Health Professionals
American Hospital Association, which will distribute materials on the Insure Kids Now
with
campaign into their "Campaign for Coverage" information, which will reach over 6
million uninsured people, beginning on
.
American Dental Hygienists' Association, which will include the Insure Kids Now toll
OReligiou Roys
free number on toothbrushes and on a tear out flyer in its Access magazine on
which reaches 80,000 dental hygienists in each of the 50 states nationwide.
Graucanat
,
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provides outreach
information and phone numbers regularly to millions of children and adolescent
psychiatrists throughout the country. [we should take this out. This is not new.]
3
Community
organic
American College of Emergency Physicians has agreed to send information to 20,000
members through their newsletter on
, including how to download posters and
access outreach materials through the internet.
American organismous College of Physicians / American Society for Internal Medicine, which will
advertise the Insure Kids Now toll free number through its national website, in its
monthly publication, the Observer, and in its bi-monthly legislative newsletter beginning
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on
. These materials are distributed to 110,000 physicians.
American Dental Association (ADA), which has committed to host a conference in
August to bring together dentists, state legislators, and health officials to work together to
find solutions to increasing access to children's oral health services. [does this count?]
American MedicalAssociation, which has agreed to promote the Insure Kids Now toll
free number to the nation's 600,000 physicians in its weekly newspaper, the American
Medical News, and by posting information on AMA's website.
American Nurses Association, which has committed to distribute
posters and other
materials to their
State Associations, beginning on
. Information will also be
posted on their new web site.
America's Promise, which has committed its support for youth development programs
working with hundreds of communities to address the needs of youth. It is taking its
program for kids to cities and towns throughout the nation. [??]
American Psychiatric Association, which will develop a Medicaid/CHIP Tool Kit to
educate doctors and patients about Medicaid and CHIP programs for use by its 42,000
members nationwide.
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials has agreed to distribute outreach
resource packets to publicize the Insure Kids Now toll free number to state health
departments leaders and staff in 57 states and territories.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities will provide outreach materials as well as
training and technical assistance on effective outreach strategies to insure children
nationwide beginning on
.
Children's Health Fund, which has proposed to reach out to [how?] up to 30,000
take
uninsured children in the Bronx, NY. In addtion, beginning on
, it will also
disseminate information on the Insure Kids Now campaign in 13 National Children's
out!
Health Project Network sites in 8 States across the country.
Community
HOPE for Kids, which has committed to make children's health insurance the primary
focus of its national outreach event on April 17, 1999. Beginning on
, it will also
implement efforts to educate 400,000 people in 38 States about Medicaid and CHIP.
March of Dimes, which will feature children's health insurance in a direct mail newletter
sent to 800,000 indivdual donors on
and through local chapter and WalkAmerica
newsletters which are sent to an additional 500,000 volunteers and 20,000 cororate
supporters on
.
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Neighborhood Networks Initiative CHIP Outreach Collaboration, which has agreed
to address the need for organized CHIP benefits at its centers. It is made up of nearly 100
national and state organizations whose pupose is to eliminate health and social disparities.
[??]
Union of American Hebrew Congregations, which will advertise CHIP and the Insure
Kids Now toll free number to all 875 Reform Jewish Congregations across the nation
through
.
United Way of America has committed to enrolling 500,000 eligible children in CHIP
and will mobilize select local United Ways (of which there are 1400 across the country)
to partner with local organizations to coordinate training for outreach volunteers to pilot
organization
the program, then expanding to approximately 30-50 communities across the country.
already.
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), which has committed to distributing information
about CHIP through its network of posts, beginning on
Volunteers of America, which will make information on Medicaid and CHIP available
to low-income families through the distribution of outreach material to homeless shelters,
low income housing, and childcare centers beginning on
.
Points of Light Foundation, which will publicize the Insure Kids Now toll free number
by providing
to over 20 million people through the "Connect America" intiative
beginning on
.
Information will also be provided to 450 communities and
200 corporate members through the Volunteer Centers of the Points of Light Foundation
beginning on
.
In addition, over 2000 members will receive information on the
Insure Kids Now toll free number.
Catholic Charities/USA, which will host 10 training events to help facilitate enrollment
in Medicaid and other state insurance programs during 1999.
this
there y'll a any to 1 lot
kids
National Council of Churches of Christ, which will distribute the Insure Kids Now toll
free number to their 33 member communions representing 52 million US Christians
snd you. this A
beginning on
.
one
International Union of Gospel Missions, which will distribute the Insure Kids Now toll
free number to their missions located in 260 cities where they serve over 7 million
homeless and needy people beginning on
-
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, which will publicize the Insure Kids Now
toll free number to their over 800 congregations across the country beginning on
.
National Council of Catholic Women, which will distribute the Insure Kids Now toll
smatter
free number in their monthly newsletter to 350 diocesan leaders and their May/June
magazine to 11,000 nationwide.
design
bullet.
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Council of Jewish Federations, which will promote the Insure Kids Now toll free
small
number in service settings across the country beginning on
small
NETWORK, a
which will advertise the Insure Kids Now toll free number in
,
their magazine that reaches 10,000 people nationwide beginning on
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Church Women United, Unitarian Universalist Service
Committee, United Methodist Church-General board of Church and Society, and Women's
Missionary Union will distribute to their member churches the toll-free number. [??]
California Congress of Parents, Teachers, and Students, Inc., which has agreed to
include the Insure Kids Now toll free number and campaign materials into their PTA
newsletter sent to 6000 subscribers, the Convention Chronicle, which is sent to 4600 local
PTA presidents, and their Convention Program Books, which are given to 5000
convention delegates in California.
California School Boards Association, which has agreed to have information about the
Insure Kids Now toll free number and the campaign in their annual packet of information
provided at the start of each school year to 5.7 million school children. In addtion, it will
promote through statewide publications that will reach 1,000 school districts and more
than 8000 individual school sites.
Chicago Public Schools, which will provide enrollment assistance at over 600 public
schools and KidCare Kits including information on children's health insurance options to
430,000 students beginning on
.
National Child Care Association, which has agreed to distribute advertisements and
posters promoting the Insure Kids Now toll free number to 700,000 parents through the
network beginning on
.
National Educational Association, which has agreed to provide information on the
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will
Insure Kids Now toll free number to the presidents of their 14,000 local affiliates
beginning on
. In addition, on
NEA will feature article about CHIP in the
organization's magazine, distributed to 2.4 million educational employees.
NEW PRIVATE EFFORTS COMPLEMENT THE EXPANDING FEDERAL EFFORT.
Today, the President and First Lady unveiled the new steps Federal agencies are taking to
identify and enroll uninsured children in free or low cost health insurance. These include:
Launching the "insurekidsnow.gov" website for outreach. HHS has developed a
website bringing together essential State-specific information for people who are
potentially eligible to participate in the CHIP program, including contact information,
benefits, and eligibility information in a user friendly format for families, educators,
advocates and other non-health professionals. It will also provide information on the
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Administration's public-private outreach campaign, including posters, hand-outs, and
descriptions of the national effort.
Distributing 145,000 posters advertising the toll free number to over 20,000 Federal
grantees and field offices beginning March 1. HHS developed posters advertising the
toll free number to be distributed to over 20,000 Federal grantees and field offices as part
of their new and ongoing efforts to educate parents, health care providers, and other
Federal employees about Medicaid and CHIP.
Development of a kit to teach other agencies about how to explain kids' health
outreach to their employees and clients. Today, HHS will distribute an outreach
training kit has been prepared for to Federal workers from all Departments who will
participate in the "Insure Kids Now" campaign. The kit contains a presentation outline,
posters, and materials that can be used as handouts.
Including the toll frec number on information distributed to State or local health
agencies. CDC has begun to print the 1-877-KIDS NOW toll free phone number on all
publications coming out of CDC, including pamphlets and other material that will be
used by State or local health agencies. Over the next year, they will distribute over one
million pamphlets, flyers, and brochures containing the toll free number.
Sending 92,000 employees information about outreach. On March 8, over 92,000
USDA employees will receive information on CHIP with the national toll-free hotline
number on their Wage and Earnings Statements.
Reaching uninsured children through the Women, Infant and Children (WIC)
program. During February, over 115,000 Alabama WIC participants will receive a
CHIP outreach message with the Al-Kids toll-free hotline number on their WIC food
instruments. In the near future, over 90,000 Oklahoma WIC applicants and participants
will receive assistance in completing CHIP applications during their WIC visit.
give
For
Distributing information through Operation Weed and Feed. The Department of
Hope
Justice will work with Operation Weed and Feed, a crime prevention and community
kids
revitalization initiative that brings together the United States Attorney and 170
community leaders nationwide to distribute a letter with information on CHIP and
take onvell
Medicaid and posters advertising the new toll free number beginning in March of 1999
make
Hands on involvement in communities nationwide. Beginning in March of 1999, the
Department of Justice, together with the United Way and HOPE for Kids (a non-profit
as
too
charitable organization), will hold community forums, distribute enrollment information,
and provide application assistance to residents in 6 to 10 cities to identify and enroll
uninsured children in Medicaid and CHIP.
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Including the toll free number and information on Medicaid and CHIP in
publications distributed to dislocated workers. The Department of Labor will include
information on Medicaid and CHIP in publications distributed to recently dislocated
workers, including Pension and Health Benefit material from the DOL's Pension and
Welfare Benefits Administration and Family Medical Leave Act material beginning later
this year.
Distributing information on Medicaid and CHIP through the Child Health
Champion Campaign. The Environmental Protection Agency will distribute information
on Medicaid, CHIP, and the new toll free number for children's health insurance outreach
through the new Child Health Champion Campaign, which works with 200 communities
nationwide to protect children from environmental hazards by providing information,
technical assistance and other support.
Including information on Medicaid and CHIP in Teachers Kits. The Social Security
Adminstration plans to include information on Medicaid and CHIP in 20,000 Teachers
Kits to be distributed later this year, which provide information on Social Security
programs to high school teachers. These Teachers Kits have the potential to reach at least
450,000 children over the next school year.