Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Variables

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  Set the income eligibility limit for public health insurance (Medicaid/SCHIP) at or above 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL).        
  Children <1 year (2009)1 Children ages 1-5 years (2009)1 Pregnant women (2009)1 Working parent (2009)1 Nonworking parent (2009)1 Provide temporary coverage to pregnant women under Medicaid until eligibility can be formally determined. (2009)1 Provide temporary coverage to children under Medicaid or CHIP until eligibility can be formally determined. (2009)1 Include at-risk children in the definition of eligibility for IDEA Part C. (2009)2 Supplement WIC funding. (2006)3
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National 44 44 23 11 11 33 13 13 9
Alabama Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Alaska No No No No No No No No No
Arizona Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No
Arkansas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
California Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No
Colorado Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No
Connecticut Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Delaware Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
District of Columbia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Florida Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No
Georgia Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
Hawaii Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
Idaho No No No No No Yes No No No
Illinois Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No
Indiana Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Iowa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Kansas Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
Kentucky Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No
Louisiana Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
Maine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Maryland Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Massachusetts Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Michigan Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No
Minnesota Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Mississippi Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Missouri Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No
Montana No No Yes No No Yes No No No
Nebraska No No No No No Yes No No Yes
Nevada Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No
New Hampshire Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No
New Jersey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
New Mexico Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
New York Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes
North Carolina Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes
North Dakota No No No No No No No No No
Ohio Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
Oklahoma No No No No No Yes No No No
Oregon No No No No No No No No No
Pennsylvania Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes No
Rhode Island Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
South Carolina Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No
South Dakota Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Tennessee Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
Texas Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No
Utah Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No
Vermont Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
Virginia Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Washington Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes
West Virginia Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
Wisconsin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Wyoming Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes
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Data Notes & Sources

  1. Donna Cohen Ross and Caryn Marks, Challenges of Providing Health Coverage of Children and Parents in a Recession: A 50-State Update on Eligibility Rules, Enrollment and Renewal Procedures, and Cost-Sharing Practices in Medicaid and SCHIP in 2009, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, January 2009 http://www.kff.org (accessed February 16, 2009).
  2. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS). 2008. Infants and Toddlers Receiving Early Intervention Services in Accordance with Part C.
  3. U.S.D.A., Food and Nutrition Services, Data reflect state appropriations for State Fiscal Years 2001 and 2006, personal email (received April 25, 2006).