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Data Needs for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program
mum error rate. As budgets tighten, cost effectiveness becomes even more important.
Implementing presumptive eligibility on the basis of self-reporting of income, with income auditing, using sample-based auditing as a way to measure and limit error rates in enrollment.
Continuing to apply lessons learned in SCHIP outreach to improve Medicaid outreach.
States should consider using the school lunch program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children to target SCHIP-eligible children.