[20051003]RS22289_2002财年未用SCHIP拨款的修订再分配对各州的影响.pdf

1 For a more in-depth overview of the program, see CRS Report RL30473, State ChildrensHealth Insurance Program (SCHIP): A Brief Overview, by Elicia J. Herz, et al.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22289October 3, 2005Impact on States of Revised Redistribution ofUnspent FY2002 SCHIP AllotmentsChris L. PetersonSpecialist in Social LegislationDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryIn January 2005, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed aprocedure for redistributing states unspent FY2002 original allotments from the StateChildrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The intent was first to target the fundsto states projected to exhaust all available federal SCHIP balances in FY2005, based onthe states spending estimates provided in November 2004. After covering the projectedshortfalls, the remaining unspent FY2002 allotments were to be redistributed among allstates that had exhausted their FY2002 original allotments. However, once the schemawas announced, Rhode Island officials determined that they had submitted an inaccurateexpenditure estimate and, unless the methodology was altered, t