My legislation would also help build on the success of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP)... My legislation would give States a number of new tools to increase participation to ensure that the entire family receives the health care they need.
Give states new tools to increase participation in the State Children's Health Insurance Program so eligible children and families receive care.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congress.gov shows H.R. 2 became Public Law 111-3 and its CHIPRA summary added Title II outreach and enrollment grants, an Express Lane eligibility option, reduced enrollment barriers, and outreach assistance aimed at increasing participation by eligible children and families.
The Senate roll call for H.R. 2 records Susan Collins (R-ME) voting Yea on passage of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, which passed 66-32.
Assessments
The promised policy outcome was substantially achieved when CHIPRA of 2009 gave states new outreach, enrollment, and eligibility tools to boost CHIP participation by eligible children and families. But that enactment came after Collins's 2003-2009 Senate term tied to the 2002 campaign, and the evidence here shows only that she voted for final passage, not that she authored or materially drove the measure. Under the federal timing and candidate-credit standard, that supports partial rather than full delivery, with later_term timing.