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Alabama’s Children’s Health Insurance Program

Alabama’s Children’s Health Insurance Program. Cathy Caldwell, Director Alabama Department of Public Health Cathy.caldwell@adph.state.al.us. Alabama’s Uninsured Children. Percent Pre-CHIP: 15%* Currently: 6.8%**. *Southern Institute on Children and Families,

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Alabama’s Children’s Health Insurance Program

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  1. Alabama’s Children’s Health Insurance Program Cathy Caldwell, Director Alabama Department of Public Health Cathy.caldwell@adph.state.al.us

  2. Alabama’s Uninsured Children Percent Pre-CHIP: 15%* Currently: 6.8%** *Southern Institute on Children and Families, Uninsured Children in the South, 2nd Report, November 1996 ** U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 3-year average (2008-2010)

  3. Enrollment

  4. Accomplishments • Joint Application • Aligned Rules • Web application with E-sign • Active CAKF coalition • Kiosks at FQHC’s • MyAlabama.gov • Express Lane Eligibility, Medicaid and SNAP

  5. Outreach

  6. New Outreach Strategies • Collegiate Sports • High School Football • Movie Theatre advertising • Increased use of print media • Increased web presence • Increased presence on ADPH home page • New family friendly ALL Kids website • AL.com

  7. Alabama Successes • Greatly reduced number of uninsured children • 2009 & 2010 CHIPRA Performance Bonus ($80M) • Added Express Lane Eligibility

  8. Alabama Successes • Improvements for ALL Kids Enrollees • partnered with University of Alabama School of Public Health • Access to care • analysis of utilization trends across cost-sharing changes

  9. Alabama Successes • Improvements for ALL Kids Enrollees • partnered with University of Alabama School of Public Health • Asthma study • documented improvement in asthma-related outcomes

  10. Moving Forward – Quality of Care • Core Set of Quality Measures • participated in development (SNAC) • voluntarily reporting via CARTS • implemented CAHPS in 2011

  11. Planning for 2014 • Dept of Insurance • DPH • Medicaid • Governor’s Policy Staff • Mental Health • State IT/Finance • LMI • MaxEnroll • RWJF - State Network

  12. Challenges Authority Systems Time Resources Relationships Past Successes Outside Guidance

  13. Good Health is Our Goal

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