PICO's Road Map for Covering All Children by 2012
PICO is advocating a five step road map to help states cover all children by 2012.
- Fill the existing SCHIP shortfalls facing states, so that no one risks losing coverage
- Fund proven outreach initiatives and provide states with the financial incentives and support to reach all eligible but uninsured children
- Provide financial support and incentives for state efforts to expand high-quality preventative care and increase eligibility
- Allow states the option to cover legal immigrant children and pregnant women
- Provide financing in SCHIP and Medicaid to support the cost of covering newly enrolled children
Estimated cost is $40-50 billion over five years ($8-10 billion annually)
