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Figure 1. Health Care Opinion Leaders:
Views on Success of SCHIP Program
“How successful has the SCHIP program been in accomplishing the following”
Percent who say “extremely successful/successful”
Increasing access to health care for low-
71%
income children
Reducing the rate of uninsured, low-income
65%
children
61%
Overall in meeting of its goals
Improving preventive care and quality of
56%
services for children
Providing working families with peace of
52%
mind knowing that their children have
Improving health outcomes for children
Stimulating state innovation in designing
delivery models for children
Source: The Commonwealth Fund Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey, April 2007.
42%
34%
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Figure 2. Strong Support for Eligibility Expansions under SCHIP
“What is your opinion about who SCHIP should cover going forward?"
Percent
100
80
91
32
60
40
20
59
88
44
82
80
49
42
73
39
Favor
Strongly favor
51
29
45
32
38
34
14
22
11
3
0
Legal
Children up
Buy-in
All parents
Childless
All children
Children
immigrant
to 300% FPL
option for
of children
adults under
regardless
under 200%
children if
families
covered by
100% FPL
of income
only
income-
above
SCHIP
eligible
income
threshold
Note: Segments may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Source: The Commonwealth Fund Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey, April 2007.
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Figure 3. Health Care Opinion Leaders:
Views on SCHIP Benefit Design and Quality Standards
“What is your opinion about using SCHIP benefit design to improve
quality of care and health of children in each of the following ways”
Percent who strongly favor/favor
Allow states to design benefit packages
84%
that wrap around other coverage (i.e., care
coordination)
Establish federal performance standards
81%
and outcome measures for all children in
SCHIP
Require states to reward plans/providers for
78%
performance on developmental screening,
preventive care, and follow-up treatment
Measure and report on the frequency and
quality of developmental screening and
69%
growth in SCHIP practices to parents
Encourage states to adopt benefit
standards to make SCHIP more responsive
to public health issues such as obesity
Source: The Commonwealth Fund Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey, April 2007.
65%
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Figure 4. Views of Health Care Opinion Leaders
on SCHIP Funding Structure and Other Issues
“What is your opinion about the overall SCHIP funding level,
state allocations, and program structure?”
Percent responding “strongly favor/favor”
Change state allocation formula to reflect
84%
better data available on uninsured children
Require states to adopt proven use best
80%
pratices for outreach and enrollment
Index state allocation with health care
74%
costs
Change program to an entitlement with
67%
sufficient federal matching funds to cover
Create one federal matching rate for
66%
children under Medicaid and SCHIP
Keep program as capped entitlement, but
52%
with sufficient funds to cover all children
Require proof of children's insurance
coverage prior to school enrollment
Source: The Commonwealth Fund Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey, April 2007.
50%
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Figure 5. Sources of Financing
SCHIP Expansion
“How should the money to support additional SCHIP expenditures be financed or raised?”
Percent responding to one of five options
37%
Raise federal taxes or fees
27%
Redirect funds from other programs
Make an exception to the "paygo" rule
25%
for coverage of children
Don't raise allocation
Other/Don't know/No response
3%
8%
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Source: The Commonwealth Fund Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey, April 2007.
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