Twenty-Three States Qualified for CHIPRA Performance Bonuses in FY 2011
Issue Brief 12-01
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 28,
2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that 23
states received nearly $300 million in performance bonuses in federal fiscal
year (FY) 2011. This is an increase from FY 2010 when 15 states received $206
million. All states that received bonuses in FY 2010 qualified again in FY
2011, and eight states received bonuses for the first time.