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STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN UNDER TITLE XXI OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

STATE: Virginia Page 9-61

Effective Date: 07/01/05

61 Approval Date: _____________/06 Section 9. Strategic Objectives and Performance Goals and Plan Administration (Section 2107)

9.1. Describe strategic objectives for increasing the extent of creditable health coverage among targeted low-income children and other low-income children: (Section 2107(a)(2)) (42CFR 457.710(b))

Objective One: To reduce the number of uninsured children

Objective Two: To improve the health care status of children

Objective Three: To conduct effective outreach to encourage enrollment in health insurance plans.

9.2. Specify one or more performance goals for each strategic objective identified: (Section 2107(a)(3)) (42CFR 457.710(c))

See § 9.3.

9.3. Describe how performance under the plan will be measured through objective, independently verifiable means and compared against performance goals in order to determine the state’s performance, taking into account suggested performance indicators as specified below or other indicators the state develops: (Section 2107(a)(4)(A),(B)) (42CFR 457.710(d))

Strategic Objective One “To Reduce the Number of Uninsured Children.” The first Goal is to “Increase the number of Medicaid eligible children enrolled in Medicaid.” DMAS expects an increase in Medicaid enrollment as a result of FAMIS outreach activities. The Central Processing Unit and the State Department of Social Services will track the number of children who apply for FAMIS but are eligible for Medicaid.

The second goal under this Strategic Objective is to “Enroll 61,200 children in FAMIS by the close of the FFY 2004.” This Goal is based on an analysis of uninsured children in Virginia. The Measurement Strategy utilized will be the FAMIS file, where an indicator of FAMIS enrollment will be counted over time.

The third goal under Strategic Objective One is to “Reduce the percentage of uninsured children.” The measurement strategy is to track changes in the percentage of uninsured children using a health access survey. Virginia conducted health access surveys in 1993, 1996, 1999, and 2001, and anticipates conducting future surveys to assess changes in the number of uninsured children.

Strategic Objective One -- Reduce the Number of Uninsured Children: