Twenty-Three States Receive Performance Bonuses Under CHIPRA
Issue Brief 12-44
December 21, 2012
The
Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA, P.L.
111-3) provided a new opportunity for states to obtain bonus payments for
simplifying their Medicaid and CHIP programs and successfully enrolling
children who are eligible for Medicaid. These payments are designed to help
states offset a portion of their costs associated with increased enrollment. On
December 20, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced
that 23 states received $306 million in performance bonuses in fiscal year (FY)
2012. One state, Utah, qualified for a bonus for the first time.