Study: Children Moved From CHIP to Exchange Received Fewer Benefits, More Costly Care
Families of children in Arizona who were required to switch out of the Children's Health Insurance Program and into plans offered through the federal health insurance exchange likely are paying more and receiving less-generous benefits, according to study from the Georgetown University Center on Children and Families. Arizona is the only state to have closed down its CHIP, but the situation could soon affect families in other states if Congress decides not to extend funding for CHIP when it expires in October 2015.
- "Arizona Offers ‘Sneak Peak’ at Costs of Shifting Kids Off CHIP" (Galewitz, "Capsules," Kaiser Health News, 5/8).