Maximizing Enrollment for Kids is a $15 million initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) launched in June 2008 and directed by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). The four-year program will help states improve their systems, policies, and procedures by providing them with an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of their current Medicaid and CHIP enrollment and retention systems, and assisting them with implementation strategies to cover more eligible but unenrolled children and to measure their progress. The program aims to increase enrollment and retention of eligible children into Medicaid and CHIP programs and to establish and promote best practices among states in this area. Through a competitive grant application process, eight states were selected to receive four-year grants through this program. These eight states are Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
For further information on the program: Maximizing Enrollment for Kids
