Maryland Receives $28 million Bonus for Efforts to Enroll Children in Medicaid and CHIP

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) officials have learned that Maryland will receive a $28,301,384 performance bonus from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for Fiscal Year 2011 because of Maryland’s consistent efforts to identify and enroll eligible children in Medicaid and CHIP coverage.

The bonus is granted under the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) to States that satisfy two sets of criteria: States must have in place at least five Medicaid and CHIP program features known to promote enrollment and retention in health coverage for children; and States must demonstrate a significant increase in Medicaid enrollment among children during the course of the past year.

Since January 2007, the number of children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP has increased from 407,300 children to 545,200. Nearly 41,000 children were enrolled in FY 2011 alone, the year related to the CHIPRA bonus.

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