Rose M. Naff shared Florida Healthy Kids Corporation’s [http://www.healthykids.org/] cost-sharing experience both at the SCHIP Workshop held Sanibel Island, Florida, June 29-July 1, 1998, and Portland, Oregon, September 14-16, 1998. Eligibility in Florida's Healthy KidsProgram versus eligibility in New York's Child Health Plus Program was as follows:

Age: 19 or younger
Other Coverages: Uninsured
Subsidy: < 185% of FPL

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Age: 18 or younger
Other Coverages: Uninsured
Subsidy: < 200% of FPL

In addition, in Florida's Healthy Kids, family contributions, based on Federal Poverty Level (FPL), were as follows:

Income Level: 131 to 200% FPL
Monthly Premium: $15/household

Income Level: 201% FPL
Monthly Premium: $48 - $62/child

• Families between 131-200 percent of FPL are charged $15 per household.
• Families with income above 200 percent of FPL are charged $48-62 per child.

According to Ms. Naff, cost-sharing affected enrollment in two ways:

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