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WEBSITE ADDRESS DESCRIPTION
TIE: Children's Health Insurance Program Special Topic www.treatment.org/topics/chip.htm Documents and Resources related to CHIP project.
National Academy for State Health Policy www.nashp.org/pubs/chip.htm#0004 How are States Implementing CHIP?

Great Expectations: Fulfilling the Promise of the Children's Health Insurance Program.

A Policy Maker's Guide to the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Children's Health Insurance Program www.hcfa.gov/init/children.htm This site is intended to provide materials of interest to various audiences regarding the passage of CHIP, also known as Title XXI, as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
Focus on Child's Health www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/childhealth/
EXPERTS.html		 HHS Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Experts
Affordable Health Insurance Is Now Here for Kids Who Need It. www.usda.gov/fcs/home/
chipfl~1.htm		  
Children's Health Insurance Program www.hcfa.gov/init/statepln.htm Status Report and Contact Information
Children's Health www.hud.gov/cldhealt.html Children in your care may be eligible for free or low-cost health insurance.
State of Utah
Children's Health Insurance Program		 http://hlunix.hl.state.ut.us/
chip/index.html		 The Utah Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a medical assistance program for children who do not have other health insurance and who meet the eligibility criteria. The focus is on cost-effective preventive care.
CHIP www.hcfa.gov/init/
chipimms.htm
Implementing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) www.childrensdefense.org/
health_progress.html		 Includes the most recent information available to CDF on state progress implementing CHIP as of June 24, 1998.
SCHIP Update 1 www.aacap.org/govafair/
schip.htm		  
SCHIP Update 2 www.aacap.org/govafair/
Schip2c.htm		  
SCHIP www.nga.org/CBP/Activities/
SCHIP.asp		 background information
current research topics
Making Coverage and Care Better...State Children's Health Insurance Program www.aha.org/
bettercoverage.html		 Background
Key Points
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) www.aap.org/advocacy/
schip.htm		 Summary of SCHIP
What's New?
Clinton Administration Announces that With Two New State Approvals, Children's Health Insurance Program Will Top One Million Coverage Mark. www.hcfa.gov/init/
wh-chip6.htm		  
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) www.nmha.org/state/
schip/index.cfm		 Information
State Allocations and Federal Matching Rate Under SCHIP www.aap.org/advocacy/
schipall.htm		 Table
CHIP www.hss.state.ak.us/
dma/chip.htm		 The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created a new Children's Health Insurance Program in Title XXI of the Social Security Act. In addition, a Medicaid expansion, which was an integral part of Gov. Tony Knowles' Smart Start Proposal, was approved by the legislature in 1998.
Children's Health Insurance Program Insuring Texas Children Today for a Healthier Tomorrow http://204.251.56.4/health_science/
public_health/hs_lawtobchip.htm		 What does CHIP do?

Who is eligible for CHIP?

What will CHIP cover?

Health Benefits of CHIP

SCHIP www.air-dc.org/cecp/
resources/schip.htm		 Introduction
Legislation
Brief Overviews
Detailed Overviews
SCHIP www.apha.org/legislative/
factsheets/schip_fs.html		 Facts
Child Health Care Insurance Program Has Great Potential - You can just help to make sure it becomes just what the doctor ordered? www.xmission.com/~ui/
chip.html		  
Health Expansion Under the Children's Health Insurance Program www.familiesusa.org/medicaid/
chip.htm		 CHIP news
CHIP www.mindspring.com/~stanjj/
chip1.html		 Information
Web Site Resources


Sponsors

National Governors' Association
www.nga.org
Tha National Governors' Association (NGA) is the only bipartisan organization of, by, and for the nation's Governors. NGA provides assitance in solving state-focused problems, information on state innovations and practices, and a bipartisan forum for Governors to establish, influence, and implement policy on national issues. The NGA Web site provides direct access to information on Governors and shares the best ideas of the states via electronic means. Policy statements, Issue Briefs, StateLines, and access to publications on children's health are available through the Health Division of the Center for Best Practices.
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
www.ncemch.org
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH) is a resource center dedicated to improving the health of children and families. The Center serves maternal and child health (MCH) practitioners–including health professionals, researchers, policy-makers, program administrators, business leaders, and health officials–to help them make more informed decisions to improve the health of the nation's children and families. This site provides a searchable database on MCH organizations and issues, publications available for downloading, information on conferences and projects, and links to other MCH Web sites.
www.os.dhhs.gov/hrsa/mchb
This site provides general information about the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), MCHB programs, Federal Register notices, grants guidance, MCHB newsletters and publications, links to maternal and child health-related sites, and MCHB-funded projects.
Health Resources and Services Administration
www.hrsa.dhhs.gov
The Web site of the Health Resources and Services Adminstration (HRSA), one of the branches of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), provides an overview of and information about HRSA programs, news and public affairs, a staff directory, and a listing of upcoming events. This site also allows for subject searches of HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care, Bureau of Health Professions, Bureau of Health Resources Development, and Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
www.rwjf.org
The Web site of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation's largest foundation devoted exclusively to health and health care, provides the latest news on health policy from American Health Line, information on programs and publications funded by RWJF, and the new Health Tracking program designed to measure the effects of health system changes on the American people.


Government Resources

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
www.ahccpr.gov
The federal Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. AHCPR's research programs bring practical, science-based information to medical practitioners, consumers, and other health care purchasers. The AHCPR Web site contains research on managed care, quality assurance, guidelines, and medical outcomes; results from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey; press releases; and grants announcements.
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
aspe.os.dhhs.gov
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation is responsible to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for policy analysis and advice, policy development, strategic and implementation planning, and the coordination and conduct of evaluation and policy research. This Web site contains information on health care financing, children and youth policy, DHHS poverty guidelines, and state efforts to integrate health information.
Census Bureau
www.census.gov
The goal of the U.S. Census Bureau is to collect and provide timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. The Census Bureau's Web site contains an alphabetical listing by subject area for easy access to data and publications, including the health insurance status of adults and children. The site also includes information on surveys, statistical activities, software, and Web links to other data collection agencies.
Department of Health and Human Services
www.os.dhhs.gov
This site provides information about the functions, policies, and projects of the federal Department of Health and Human Services. It provides direct links with all DHHS agencies; general information on DHHS; the ability to search the Web sites of the entire department; consumer information; policy, research, and administrative information; and links to other government agencies.
Department of Labor
www.dol.gov
The Department of Labor has developed its Web site to make information about the department, its programs, and the laws and regulations it administers widely available and easy to access. The site includes information on employee benefits, small businesses, welfare to work programs, and labor statistics.
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
www.opm.gov/insure/html/openseas.htm
The Web site of the Office of Personnel Management includes information on the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHB). This site includes FEHB information organized alphabetically and by state, as well as the 1997 FEHB Guide. This information is available to be downloaded.
General Accounting Office
www.gao.gov
The Web site of the General Accounting Office (GAO), which acts as the investigative arm of Congress, provides access to GAO reports and testimony with searching and downloading capabilities. It also includes comptroller general decisions and opinions, reports on the major rules of federal agencies, GAO policy and guidance materials, and special publications
Health Care Financing Administration
www.hcfa.gov
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) of the Department of Health and Human Services is the agency responsible for administering the Medicaid and Medicare programs. This Web site includes information on both of these programs and a number of related publications, statistics, laws and regulations, and links to other government agencies.
Medicaid Bureau
www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/medicaid.htm
The Web site of the Health Care Financing Administration's Medicaid Bureau provides general Medicaid information for consumers and benficiaries and specific information for researchers, analysts, and professionals. This site includes an overview of the Medicaid program, general eligibility guidelines, policy and program information, statistics, and descriptions of state waivers.
THOMAS
thomas.loc.gov
Operated through the Library of Congress, THOMAS provides access to the U.S. congress through the Internet. The site includes searchable databases on: Current congressional activity; the text, summaries, and current status of legislation; Congressional Record text and indices; committee reports and Web sites; historical documents; information on the legislative process; and other government Internet resources.


Resource Centers

Alpha Center
www.ac.org
the Alpha Center is a nonprofit, non-partisan health policy center that provides objective information, analysis, and strategic planning to both the public and private sectors. This Web site includes access to Alpha Center publications, selected state health care policy developments and data, links to other policy resources, and information on the "State Initiatives in Health Care Reform" program, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
American Public Welfare Association
www.apwa.org
The American Public Welfare Association (APWA) is a nonprofit, bipartisan organization of individuals and agencies concerned with human services. APWA educates members of Congress, the media, and the broader public on what is happening in the states regarding welfare, child welfare, health care reform, and other issues involving families and the elderly. In addition to extensive information on national welfare reform, this Web site includes access to state-by-state information on welfare and health care reform activity.
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
www.astho.org
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) represents the public health agencies of each of the U.S. states and territories. ASTHO is involved in a number of legislative, scientific, educational, and programmatic issues and activities on behalf of public health. This site provides links to state public health departments, as well as information on ASTHO's public health projects.
Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
www.cbpp.org
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people. This Web site provides access to publications on numerous topics, including an anlysis of the child health insurance legislation.
Children's Defense Fund
www.childrensdefense.org
This site provides information on all the current activities of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF), including its Child Health Information Project. The CDF Web site includes recent analyses of the new children's health insurace legislation, state-by-state estimates of the number of uninsured children, and approximate state allocations provided by the new program, as well as links to other children's advocacy organizations.
The Commonwealth Fund
www.cmwf.org
The Commonwealth Fund is dedicated to independent research on health and social policy issues. This Web site includes publications and program information developed by grants of this foundation. Publications from their Improving Health Care Services projects may be downloaded or ordered online.
Employee Benefit Research Institute
www.ebri.org
The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to original public policy research and education on economic security and employee benefits. The Web site includes access to EBRI publications and issue briefs, including the annual "Sources of Health Insurance and Characteristics of the Uninsured," which analyzes the Current Population Survey.
The Future of Children
www.futureofchildren.org
This site includes the full text of the journal The Future of Children, which summarizes current research and policy issues relating tot he well-being of children. The journal is developed by the Center of the Future of Children at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
www.kff.org
The Web site of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation includes information on its work in health care policy and innovations. The site includes fact sheets and publications on state health policy, the uninsured, and the Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid. Documents are available to be downloaded from organizations that receive Kaiser funding, including The George Washington University Center for Health Policy Research, the Alpha Center, the Urban Institute, and the National Governors' Association.
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
www.naic.org
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is the organization of insurance regulators from the states and territories appointed to protect the interests of insurance consumers. The NAIC Web site provides consumer and regulatory information, access to publications and database products, model laws and regulations, and state health insurance department contacts.
National Conference of State Legislatures
www.ncsl.org
NCSLnet, the Web site of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), provides electronic information for state legislators and their staff. NCSL's health program has posted information on accessing books, LegisBriefs, and State Legislative Reports on a wide range of health-related issues, as well as a detailed analysis of the new State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Policy.com
www.policy.com
Policy.com is a comprehensive public policy information service and Internet/online community. This site provides news and issue analysis through its diverse membership of think tanks, advocacy organizations, universities, associations, businesses, government agencies, and the media. Discussions and links are available on a variety of health issues.
The Urban Institute
www.urban.org
The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy research organization that investigates social and economic problems confronting the nation and analyzes government policies and the public and private programs designed to alleviate them. The Web site has reports and analysis on a variety of topics–including health care and devolution to the states–available for downloading.


 

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Last Updated 11-7-02