Article Publication Date:
11/15/2006
Summary:
The DRA may have significant effects, given the high proportion of young children enrolled in Medicaid-28 percent of all children under age 6 in 2001-and the broad range of services covered. This report analyzes the provisions of the DRA and assesses their implications for the provision of early childhood preventive and developmental services. Changes include citizenship documentation, the use of a benchmark option, cost-sharing benefits and the financing of targeted case management.
Topics:
Medicaid
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Children and Families
Sources:
The Commonwealth Fund
Programs/Initiatives:
Deficit Reduction Act (DRA)
States:
Key Provisions Pre-and Post-DRA; Citizenship Documentation; Disabled Children with Low and Moderate Family Incomes; Premiums; Cost-Sharing; Benefit Standards; Targeted Case Management
Contact
The Commonwealth Fund
cmwf@cmwf.org
Phone:
212-606-3800
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51076