CONNECTING MAINE KIDS TO COVERAGE Source: Small Area Health - PDF document

7/27/2016 CONNECTING MAINE KIDS TO COVERAGE Source: Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) 1

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7/27/2016 WHO’S NOT COVERED? Uninsured Children in Maine Uninsured Children in Maine ■ In In 20 2014 there w there were an re an estimat estimated d 17,00 ,000+ Main Maine childr e children en living without health insurance. ■ More than half of the uninsured children in Maine (N=9,3 (N=9,352) w ) were re living in f livin in families with milies with lo low w income income AND eligibl AND eligible for MaineC r MaineCar are coverage. co rage. ■ In 2014, Maine Community Health Center’s saw a total of 30,446 patients – 55 per 55 percen cent of these of these patie patients w ts were childre re children under under 1 18. 3

7/27/2016 Parents & Children Research tells us that parent and child health care coverage is linked. When parents go without coverage, too often their kids do too, despite their being eligible for coverage through MaineCare or CHIP. Parents & Children ■ Data show that children with uninsured parents have a greater risk of gaps in coverage, and are less likely to receive checkups, preventive care and other health care services. ■ In 2013 and 2014, about 28,000 low-income working parents with minor children at home lost MaineCare coverage because, in 2012, Maine’s 125th Legislature cut the income eligibility limit for parents from 200% to 100% of the poverty level. ■ Had Maine expanded Medicaid, half of the parents (14,500) who lost their MaineCare coverage due to the 2012 state cut in eligibility would have been eligible for coverage. ■ More about this can be found in MCA’s 2014 policy brief, Ensuri ring ng H Health th Covera rage ge for Maine r Maine Famili milies with es with Chil Childr dren en. 4

7/27/2016 Counties with Highest Rate of Uninsured Kids: 1. 1. Lincoln Lincoln = = 9.8% (N=6 9.8% (N=615) 2. 2. Hancock = Hancock = 9.3% (N=908) 9.3% (N=908) 3. 3. Washingt shington = on = 9. 9.1% (N=562) 1% (N=562) 4. 4. Piscat Piscataq aquis = s = 8. 8.1% (N=2 1% (N=249) 49) 5. Waldo = 5. ldo = 7.9% (N=620) 9% (N=620) Tota tal in f l in five count counties = = 2,9 2,954 Counties with Highest Number of Uninsured Kids: 1. 1. Cumberl Cumberland = = 3,30 3,307 (5.7%) 7 (5.7%) 2. York = 2. rk = 2,404 (5.8%) 2,404 (5.8%) 3. 3. Penob nobsco cot = t = 2,054 (7 2,054 (7.0%) .0%) 4. Andr 4. Androscoggi oscoggin n = 1 = 1,366 (5.7%) 366 (5.7%) 5. 5. Kenneb nnebec = c = 1,308 (5.3%) 308 (5.3%) Total n tal numbe mber un unin insured sured = 10,439 ,439 5

7/27/2016 Uninsured children eligible for MaineCare WHY DOES IT MATTER? 6

7/27/2016 Ge Getting children co tting children covered ensures… red ensures…  that they are receiving routine preventative care during important developmental years;  and, that they can see a doctor when they are sick or hurt. Getting parents co Getting parents covered… red…  Increases the likelihood that a child has health care coverage;  and, ensures children have healthy parents to raise them. 7

7/27/2016 HOW DO WE REACH THEM? MCA Outreach Plan MCA Outreach Plan ENG ENGAGE GE EDUCATE EDUCA ENR NROLL OLL ENGAGE local community par ENG GE local community partners, such as: ners, such as:  Early Childhood Programs  Schools  Afterschool Programs & Teen Centers  Other child-serving Organizations 8

7/27/2016 MCA Outreach Plan MCA Outreach Plan ENG ENGAGE GE EDUCA EDUCATE ENR NROLL OLL EDUCA EDUCATE parents E parents and f and families milies o on elig eligibility ibility t through: ugh:  Informational handouts and flyers  Electronic publications  School and Community Events  In person presentations MCA Outreach Plan MCA Outreach Plan ENR ENROLL LL ENG ENGAGE GE EDUCA EDUCATE Enroll p ll parents a rents and ch children b ildren by:  Connecting them with enrollment resources  Providing Enrollment Assistance by referring them to CAHC  Following up & Checking - in 9

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