MEDICAID AND SCHIP: States Use Varying Approaches to Monitor Childrens Access to Care

GAO-03-222 Report to Congressional Requesters United States General Accounting Office January 2003 MEDICAID AND SCHIP: States Use Varying Approaches to Monitor Children's Access to Care Over 25 million children have health insurance coverage through Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Prog(SCHIP). Coverage alone, however, does not guarantee that services will be available or that children will receive needed care. GAO was asked to evaluate states efforts to facilitate and monitor access to primary and preventive services for children in these jointly funded federal-state programs. The study surveyed 16 states, covering over 65 percent . . .