First Focus Endorses Lugar/Bingaman Express Lane to Children's Health
The bill gives states the option to implement Express Lane and more easily reach children who are eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP but not enrolled. In particular, it would give states the flexibility to use findings that were made by nutrition assistance or other public programs serving low-income children (findings such as income and assets, despite differences in methodology) as the basis for making a Medicaid or SCHIP eligibility determination. The bill also provides states with financial support for improvements to their eligibility technology that would allow for genuinely streamlined enrollment systems as well as enhanced verification and administrative efficiency.
- Read the Express Lane Eligibility Issue Brief
- Read the fact sheet
- Read First Focus' Endorsement Letter
- Read the full text of the bill
- Read the advoactes' press release
- Read Senator Lugar's press release
- Read the Senators' letter to colleagues
