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Model Application Template for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program

Effective Date:

Approval Date: 18 new child health program if that move would end coverage for the worker's spouse.”

The State anticipates that Nebraska’s employers and families are likely to respond in the same way that the studies and rationale listed above indicate. Nebraska’s rate of uninsured non-elderly has more than doubled in the past decade despite the state’s low unemployment rate and the need for employers to compete for workers. Any likely continued reductions in employer offerings of fringe benefits such as health insurance, and the inability of employees to afford family coverage of health insurance, will be due to other causes such as premium increases. It will not be influenced by the mere availability of children’s health coverage through Kids Connection.

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Model Application Template for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program

Effective Date:

Approval Date: 18 new child health program if that move would end coverage for the worker's spouse.”

The State anticipates that Nebraska’s employers and families are likely to respond in the same way that the studies and rationale listed above indicate. Nebraska’s rate of uninsured non-elderly has more than doubled in the past decade despite the state’s low unemployment rate and the need for employers to compete for workers. Any likely continued reductions in employer offerings of fringe benefits such as health insurance, and the inability of employees to afford family coverage of health insurance, will be due to other causes such as premium increases. It will not be influenced by the mere availability of children’s health coverage through Kids Connection.