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March 1, 1999

The Ins and Outs of Delinking

Promoting Medicaid Enrollment of Children Who are Moving In and Out of the TANF System

This issue brief considers the federal law requirements that apply to all Medicaid eligibility determination, including those that occur in the welfare context. It suggests procedures that can promote Medicaid enrollment among eligible children who receive TANF, as well as those whose application for TANF assistance is denied or whose TANF benefits are terminated. It also identifies new options available to states to provide family coverage under Medicaid for parents as well as children’s family coverage expansion can help boost children’s enrollment, and can provide critical support to working families trying to get by with limited earnings.

Source: Southern Institute on Children and Families

Citation: Mann, Cindy. The Ins and Outs of Delinking: Promoting Medicaid Enrollment of Children Who Are Moving In and Out of the TANF System. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, March 1999.

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