title: Coverage of the TANF Population Under Medicaid and SCHIP
creator: Herz, Elicia J
creator: Domestic Social Policy Division
publisher: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
date: 2006-03-08
language: English
description: Health insurance is an important support for individuals receiving,
 leaving or diverted from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
 welfare or cash assistance program for low-income families. Medicaid and SCHIP
 (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) are key vehicles for providing
 such coverage. While there is no formal link between TANF and either Medicaid
 or SCHIP, some TANF-eligibles, especially children, are likely to qualify for
 one of these programs. But state eligibility rules can be complex and often
 differ for parents versus children, leaving some parents, in particular,
 without coverage.
subject: Health policy
subject: State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
subject: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
subject: Medicaid
subject: Children
subject: Welfare
type: Text
format: 4 pages.
format: Text
identifier: crs: RS22035
identifier: local-cont-no: RS22035 2006-03-08
identifier: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8936/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metacrs8936