This report looks at the design of the CHIP program, whether CHIP is meeting the goal of covering uninsured children, and the impact of policy changes coupled with an improving economy as they relate to the decline in CHIP enrollment.
Empowerment Accounts: 21st Century Safety-Net Reform
Frankie Johnson, a college-educated single mother from Washington, D.C., moved to Atlanta to distance herself and daughter from an abusive husband. Without a job or place to live, she sought government assistance for childcare and transitional housing. While she waited for this assistance, she was offered a job paying $70,000. She turned it down. Why?...