The Experiences of SCHIP Enrollees and Disenrollees in 10 States: Findings from the Congressionally Mandated SCHIP Evaluation

This report draws on surveys of enrollees and disenrollees in 10 states. The 10 states were selected in accordance with the legislative requirements to include (1) a high proportion of low-income uninsured children in the United States, (2) wide geographic representation (including rural and urban), and (3) diverse approaches to program design. The 10 states—California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Texas—represent all four Census regions and account for more than 62 percent of the children who were enrolled in SCHIP at any time during the last quarter of fiscal 2003. The 10 SCHIP program states vary in their eligibility policies, the presence of waiting periods, covered benefits, cost-sharing requirements, and other features.