title: The Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) Demonstration program. A new initiative to cover the uninsured.
abstract: Seeking to keep his promise to give states more flexibility while expanding health insurance coverage to low-income people, President George W. Bush released a proposal to reform Medicaid and The Children's Health Insurance Program. This initiative, the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability Act (HIFA), represents a significant change in Medicaid policy. Whether states will find this proposal a useful tool to expand coverage remains to be seen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, Md., USA. BENJAMING@dhmh.state.md.us
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Benjamin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000191:economics; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014941:Work Simplification