Children who are not insured by private or employer-provided plans have an opportunity to be covered by Medicaid or the Children's
Health Insurance Program (CHIP) if they are age 0-18 and live in households with incomes below 200% of poverty. This element
is very important given the relationship between having insurance and accessing health care.
CHIP and Medicaid Program Eligibility, Children 0-18 Without Health Insurance Coverage, Utah, 2011
8.1% of Utah children aged 0-18 lacked health insurance coverage. The percentages in this figure represent the estimated percentage
of all uninsured Utah children aged 0-18 in each category.
Data Sources
Utah Data: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Office of Public Health Assessment, Utah Department of Health
Data Notes
State estimates of the uninsured were formerly calculated from Utah Healthcare Access Survey (UHAS, formerly HSS) data. Beginning
in 2009, these data are being collected on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). For more historical estimates
of the uninsured in Utah, please see: http://health.utah.gov/opha/publications/2011brfss/Highlights_2011.pdf.
Risk Factors
Income is used as a primary factor in eligibility requirements for both Medicaid and CHIP.
How Are We Doing?
In 2011, approximately 8.1% of Utah children aged 0 to 18 years had no health insurance coverage. This represents a slight
increase from the previous year (7.0%), though this change was not statistically significant.
The 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) estimated that approximately 70% of uninsured children in Utah
were income eligible for health care services through CHIP or Medicaid programs. Eligibility determination requires a review
of circumstances in addition to income.
Division of Medicaid and Health Financing, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3101, Telephone: 538-6735 (Ken Pena)
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