Sources for Further Research
American Academy of Pediatrics: State Children's Health Insurance Program
This site provides an overview of SCHIP.
American Public Health Association's: SCHIP and Public Health
This Web site provides a listing of APHA publications on children's health, as well as a list of organizations that work on SCHIP.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Formerly known as HCFA, this federal agency administers
Medicare,
Medicaid and the
State Children's Health
Insurance Program (SCHIP).
Commonwealth Fund - Medicaid
Publications and reports by the Commonwealth Fund that address issues in the Medicaid program.
Families USA - Medicaid
Offers information on and publications about the Medicaid program from Families USA and other sources on the web.
kaiserEDU: Medicaid/SCHIP
This online resource provides a variety of information on the Medicaid program, including key data and reports.
Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid/SCHIP
This section provides data and information on the Medicaid and SCHIP programs with a focus on the populations they serve. Analyses of proposals to restructure these programs, data from surveys, studies of the impact of recent programmatic changes on beneficiaries, and basic information on how the programs operate and are administered can all be found here.
Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid Benefits Online Database
Services Covered, Limits, Copayments and Reimbursement Methodologies
For 50 States, District of Columbia and the Territories (as of January 2003).
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, National Conference of State Legislatures
National Association of State Budget Officers - Medicaid
Serves as the professional membership organization for state finance officers. The site provides background information on Medicaid spending and information on spending practices at the state and federal levels.
National Conference of State Legislatures - SCHIP
This section of NCSL focuses on SCHIP and child health.
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government -- Health Programs
The Rockefeller Institute is the the public policy research arm of the State University of New York.
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