New York State's Child Health Plus Program

At the June 1998 SCHIP Workshop in Sanibel Island, Florida, Judy Arnold presented the experiences of New York State's Child Health Plus Program with instituting cost-sharing.

The primary goals of imposing cost-sharing in the Child Health Plus Program were to:

• Promote personal responsibility.
• Encourage purchase of coverage.
• Deter substitution of private coverage.
• Align with other State program cost-sharing requirements.

In determining premium contributions, policymakers debated the following questions:

• At what income level should premium contributions begin?
• What amount of cost-sharing is affordable without encouraging crowd-out?
• How should premium contributions be adjusted for family size?

Related Questions

Compare or contrast this information

• Results of the Study "The Use of Sliding Scale Premiums in Subsidized Insurance Programs"

• The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation's Experience

• Results of the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation's Experience

Give me an overall context

• Overview of Cost-Sharing

• What Are the Implications of Instituting Copayments and Premium Cost-Sharing?

• Implications of Past State Experiences for Effect of Cost-Sharing on SCHIP Access and Utilization

• Title XXI Cost-Sharing Regulations for Medicaid Expansion Programs

Give me details

• Details of New York State's Program
• Lessons Learned From New York State's Program

Show me more State strategies

• SCHIP Guidance - State Strategies

What led to this?

• What Are the Effects of Copayments and Premium Cost-Sharing on Access and Utilization in State Expansion Programs?

Who presented this material?

• Judith Arnold