To be eligible in the 1-5 category, the child is age 1 or older, but has not yet reached his or her sixth birthday. Minnesota covers children under age 2 in the infant category. Such programs may provide benefits similar to Medicaid or they may provide a limited benefit package. They also may impose premiums or other cost-sharing obligations on some or all families with eligible children. MA and PA provide state-financed coverage to children with incomes above CHIP levels.
Eligibility is shown in parenthesis.
Children covered under AR's Medicaid expansion receive a reduced benefits package. Arkansas counts assets only for children who qualify under pre-expansion guidelines. Oregon counts assets in addition to income in determining eligibility for Medicaid and its separate child health insurance programs. States are required to provide Medicaid coverage to these children if their families would have qualified for AFDC under rules in effect in their state in July 1996. These standards typically require families to meet three income tests.