In 2010, Trust grant support helped to identify barriers and improve the often confusing, cumbersome and lengthy enrollment – and re-enrollment – process for Medicaid and Colorado Health Plan Plus (CHP+). This process results in many Coloradans who are eligible for public health insurance going without health care. A grant to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing supported the agency's efforts to streamline the state's eligibility determination process, provide standardized training in filling out the new application and more easily help Coloradans locate enrollment resources. Grant support to community-based or "trusted-hand" organizations that have the confidence of many traditionally hard-to-reach families also is increasing enrollment. These after-school programs, clinics and agencies serving low-income families, homeless families and abused children are now also providing assistance to families in enrolling in public health insurance and accessing health care services.
Below is a listing of all Colorado Trust-supported grantees working to Increase Outreach and Enrollment.
Increase Outreach & Enrollment
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing – Outreach Specialist
Through a new staff position, increasing outreach to and enrollment of children who are eligible for – but not enrolled in – Medicaid or CHP+.
www.colorado.govGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2010 | GRANT AMOUNT: $150,000
County of Boulder - Colorado PEAK
Develop and implement a statewide train-the-trainer and toolkit model to promote and support use of the new Colorado Program Eligibility and Application Kit (PEAK), an online application to help individuals and families apply online for medical and food assistance benefits.
www.bouldercounty.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010-2012 | GRANT AMOUNT: $200,000
Expanding Outreach and Enrollment for Children & Youth
Using innovative, community-based, multi-ethnic outreach strategies, 19 grantees are working to identify and enroll eligible, but uninsured, children and youth in Medicaid and CHP+. Grantees represent county-coordinated collaborations; after-school programs; clinics; agencies serving low-income families, homeless families and abused children; a school district; and an affordable housing provider. Several grantees are also participating in a Trust-funded evaluation conducted by the University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center to assess program effectiveness and identify models for replication.
MOREGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2012 | GRANT AMOUNT: $3,300,000
Identifying Outreach and Enrollment Resources & Gaps
Developing an interactive web-based map of health care coverage outreach and enrollment strategies in Colorado to identify gaps, support referrals to enrollment services and provide stakeholders with a dynamic, state-level analysis of outreach resources.
GRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $70,000
University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center, Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences
Conducting an evaluation of public insurance outreach and enrollment programs in community-based organizations funded by The Colorado Trust. The evaluation will determine the programs’ impact on enrollment, retention and utilization of Colorado's public health insurance programs. For select grantees, the team is also conducting a cost analysis to examine the cost per client of implementing a case management approach to CHP+ and Medicaid outreach, enrollment and retention.
GRANT TIMEFRAME: 2009-2012 | GRANT AMOUNT: $1,000,000
