While more than one-quarter of the bonus payments are going to Alabama, 32 states did not apply for the money.
State Medicaid programs have been unable to enroll an estimated 4.7 million eligible children because their families could not be found and alerted. Two of every three uninsured children are thought to meet the income criteria for government insurance programs.
Under the formula to distribute the funds, states had to adopt at least five of eight measures to streamline enrollment for children and report Medicaid caseload increases that could not be attributed solely to a worsening economy.
Read the New York Times report on Medicaid.
Read more coverage of Medicaid enrollment:
– Medicaid Commission to Study Managed Care Plans, Access to Quality Care
– Texas Governor Backs Away From Plans to Exit Medicaid, Following State Report
– Americans with Employer-Based Coverage Fell for 9th Straight Year
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