Uninsured
Medicaid and SCHIP
In Iowa, Medicaid covers children up to 133% of the
federal poverty level (FPL) with the State Child Health
Insurance Program-SCHIP, ( hawk-i in
Iowa), covering children from 133-200% of FPL.
Based on the household income provided during the interview,
56% of the uninsured children would have qualified for
Medicaid while another 25% would have qualified for hawk-i.
56% of the uninsured children had been covered by Medicaid
at some point in their life. Almost one in five (18%) of
those with private insurance had also been covered by Medicaid
at some point.
Those with Medicaid rated their insurance coverage higher
than those with private insurance. 44% rated Medicaid
excellent compared to 30% with private insurance.
The uninsured were most likely to worry about paying for
their child's health care costs with 51% worrying a great
deal. This compares to 16% of those in Medicaid and 6%
with private insurance who worried a great deal.
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