Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced May 9 that the federal government has approved the state’s request to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Families who earn up to 250 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)--approximately $53,000 for a family of four--are now eligible. The approval means that approximately 10,000 more children will receive coverage.
The program will start year-round eligibility for children, regardless of changes to a family’s income, and will include telemedicine as a benefit.
Last August, CMS had issued a controversial directive that appeared to preclude states’ ability to extend coverage beyond 200 percent of the FPL. Read the press release.
