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Date Last Updated: CMCS, CAHPG, DCHIP, June 09, 2011
Outreach Activities
• Outreach for CHIP has been incorporated into existing OHP Medicaid outreach activities, which includes the following activities:
• In May 2009, Oregon’s legislature appropriated state funds to cover all children in Oregon with health insurance. The legislation combined existing children’s health programs (Medicaid and CHIP) into a new consolidated program, referred to as Healthy Kids.
Oregon is instituting an Application Assistance Program (AAP) to assist families applying for CHIP and other child health programs in the State as part of its Healthy Kids initiative. Certified Application Assistance Organizations will receive a $50 fee for each application that results in new coverage in the Oregon Health Plan, which includes CHIP and Medicaid children.
• Oregon is instituting an Outreach and Enrollment Grant Program designed to provide culturally-specific and targeted outreach and direct application assistance to families in racial, ethnic and language minority communities living in geographic isolation or with additional access barriers. Outreach and Enrollment Grants will range from $20,000 to $80,000 per grantee per year. The State anticipates awarding approximately 20 to 40 grants in the first biennium. Each grantee will have enrollment targets that they have proposed in their application. Grants will begin effective upon CMS approval on or after October 1, 2009. The grants will be awarded during State fiscal year 2010 and renewable for a second year, based on performance.
Coordination between CHIP and Medicaid
• Oregon’s CHIP program was designed to be seamless with the State’s section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver. A single application and eligibility determination process, as well as the same quality improvement program, are used for both CHIP and Medicaid.
Financial Information
Total FFY '11 CHIP Allotment -- $91 million FFY '11 Enhanced Federal Matching Rate – 74.00%