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... States may use SCHIP funds to broaden their Medicaid programs, to start up or expand state-sponsored or private insurance programs, or to support a combination of programs. The potential for flexibility in SCHIP designs appeals to most states because it gives them the opportunity to provide coverage and services in ways that reflect the state's unique circumstances and characteristics, such as the availability of insurance products and providers, the geographic distribution of uninsured children, and the potential sources of financing, among others.
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... The recommendations are also based on the following assumptions: · New Opportunities. SCHIP offers new opportunities for innovation and flexibility in insurance expansion, for improving existing programs, for increasing children's access to health care, and for developing child-specific performance measures.
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... b. DHHS should continue to support and encourage efforts to develop and improve indicators of children's health status and outcomes, including indicators for children with special health care needs.
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... It offers an unprecedented opportunity to move from the traditional monitoring and compliance models of health care, which focus on financial performance, to a quality-improvement model that fulfills the intent of the SCHIP legislation: to provide insurance coverage for uninsured children, to improve their access to high-quality health care services, and, ultimately, to improve their health.
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