Comments on: House Health Reform Bill Repeals Popular CHIP Program http://washingtonindependent.com/66095/house-health-reform-bill-repeals-popular-chip-program National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bruce_webb http://washingtonindependent.com/66095/house-health-reform-bill-repeals-popular-chip-program/comment-page-1#comment-135248 bruce_webb Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:02:40 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=66095#comment-135248 This may be a tempest in a tea-pot considering the following language:<br> p. 1029 (4) CHIP TRANSITION REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report— <br>‘‘(A) that compares the benefits packages offered under an average State child health plan under title XXI in 2011 and to the benefit standards initially adopted under section 224(b) of the Affordable Health Care for America Act and for affordability credits under subtitle C of title II of division C of such Act; and ‘‘(B) that includes such recommendations <br>as may be necessary to ensure that— <br>‘‘(i) such coverage is at least comparable to the coverage provided to children under such an average State child health plan; and ‘‘(ii) there are procedures in effect for the enrollment of CHIP enrollees (including CHIP-eligible pregnant women) at the end of Y1 under this title, into a qualified health benefits plan offered through the Health Insurance Exchange, or into other acceptable coverage (as defined for purposes of such Act) without interruption of coverage or a written plan of treatment.’’. <br><br>In order to be a "qualified health benefits plan" it has to offer preventive services, well-baby care, and well-child care with no cost-sharing to the family and the "at least comparable" suggests that nothing covered now would in principal be lost. Those "higher costs in the Exchange" derive from the extension of coverage to the parents and not from any financial barriers to get coverage for the children. To the extent this is a problem it is not one of transitioning kids out of CHIP but instead one of affordability overall. If the services delivered end up the same or better I can't get too worked up by the labeling on the program. This may be a tempest in a tea-pot considering the following language:
p. 1029 (4) CHIP TRANSITION REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report—
‘‘(A) that compares the benefits packages offered under an average State child health plan under title XXI in 2011 and to the benefit standards initially adopted under section 224(b) of the Affordable Health Care for America Act and for affordability credits under subtitle C of title II of division C of such Act; and ‘‘(B) that includes such recommendations
as may be necessary to ensure that—
‘‘(i) such coverage is at least comparable to the coverage provided to children under such an average State child health plan; and ‘‘(ii) there are procedures in effect for the enrollment of CHIP enrollees (including CHIP-eligible pregnant women) at the end of Y1 under this title, into a qualified health benefits plan offered through the Health Insurance Exchange, or into other acceptable coverage (as defined for purposes of such Act) without interruption of coverage or a written plan of treatment.’’.

In order to be a “qualified health benefits plan” it has to offer preventive services, well-baby care, and well-child care with no cost-sharing to the family and the “at least comparable” suggests that nothing covered now would in principal be lost. Those “higher costs in the Exchange” derive from the extension of coverage to the parents and not from any financial barriers to get coverage for the children. To the extent this is a problem it is not one of transitioning kids out of CHIP but instead one of affordability overall. If the services delivered end up the same or better I can't get too worked up by the labeling on the program.

]]> By: bruce_webb http://washingtonindependent.com/66095/house-health-reform-bill-repeals-popular-chip-program/comment-page-1#comment-104165 bruce_webb Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:02:40 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=66095#comment-104165 This may be a tempest in a tea-pot considering the following language:<br> p. 1029 (4) CHIP TRANSITION REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report— <br>‘‘(A) that compares the benefits packages offered under an average State child health plan under title XXI in 2011 and to the benefit standards initially adopted under section 224(b) of the Affordable Health Care for America Act and for affordability credits under subtitle C of title II of division C of such Act; and ‘‘(B) that includes such recommendations <br>as may be necessary to ensure that— <br>‘‘(i) such coverage is at least comparable to the coverage provided to children under such an average State child health plan; and ‘‘(ii) there are procedures in effect for the enrollment of CHIP enrollees (including CHIP-eligible pregnant women) at the end of Y1 under this title, into a qualified health benefits plan offered through the Health Insurance Exchange, or into other acceptable coverage (as defined for purposes of such Act) without interruption of coverage or a written plan of treatment.’’. <br><br>In order to be a "qualified health benefits plan" it has to offer preventive services, well-baby care, and well-child care with no cost-sharing to the family and the "at least comparable" suggests that nothing covered now would in principal be lost. Those "higher costs in the Exchange" derive from the extension of coverage to the parents and not from any financial barriers to get coverage for the children. To the extent this is a problem it is not one of transitioning kids out of CHIP but instead one of affordability overall. If the services delivered end up the same or better I can't get too worked up by the labeling on the program. This may be a tempest in a tea-pot considering the following language:
p. 1029 (4) CHIP TRANSITION REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report—
‘‘(A) that compares the benefits packages offered under an average State child health plan under title XXI in 2011 and to the benefit standards initially adopted under section 224(b) of the Affordable Health Care for America Act and for affordability credits under subtitle C of title II of division C of such Act; and ‘‘(B) that includes such recommendations
as may be necessary to ensure that—
‘‘(i) such coverage is at least comparable to the coverage provided to children under such an average State child health plan; and ‘‘(ii) there are procedures in effect for the enrollment of CHIP enrollees (including CHIP-eligible pregnant women) at the end of Y1 under this title, into a qualified health benefits plan offered through the Health Insurance Exchange, or into other acceptable coverage (as defined for purposes of such Act) without interruption of coverage or a written plan of treatment.’’.

In order to be a “qualified health benefits plan” it has to offer preventive services, well-baby care, and well-child care with no cost-sharing to the family and the “at least comparable” suggests that nothing covered now would in principal be lost. Those “higher costs in the Exchange” derive from the extension of coverage to the parents and not from any financial barriers to get coverage for the children. To the extent this is a problem it is not one of transitioning kids out of CHIP but instead one of affordability overall. If the services delivered end up the same or better I can't get too worked up by the labeling on the program.

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