title: Consequences of states' policies for SCHIP disenrollment.
abstract: Policymakers are concerned about disenrollment from the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). We describe disenrollment in Florida, Kansas, New York, and Oregon and assess the links between disenrollment and States' SCHIP policies. We found that SCHIP is used on a long-term basis (at least 2 years) for a significant group of new enrollees and as temporary coverage (fewer than 12 months) for many others. Recertification generates large disenrollments (about one-half of children still enrolled at the time), but as many as 25 percent return within 2 months. The increased disenrollment rate at recertification is completely eliminated by a policy of passive re-enrollment.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Dick
authors.forename: R Andrew
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: Susan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Haber
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brach
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shenkman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007615:Kansas; D008483:Medical Assistance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D009518:New York; D009922:Oregon; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011050:Policy Making; D011203:Poverty; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States