Health policy initiatives usually modify the whole working process of nurses. The detailed health services provider opportunities may vary depending on the state, the medical organization, and the applied program. Advanced nursing practitioners are responsible for acting according to established clinical practice models. The health policy initiatives are translated into public healthcare interventions. For example, the evidence-based policy helps to adapt the policy initiatives through more qualitative guiding of health care services providers.
Medicaid Eligibility: Texas
In Texas, the eligibility of Medicaid and CHIP policies are based on the modified adjusted gross income, which ensures that such groups as children and pregnant women are protected (Medicaid & CHIP in Texas, n.d.). Working adults only have a fourteen percent of eligibility level. Insurance coverage for working adults is supposed to cover their healthcare needs.
New Jersey
Contrary to Texas, eligibility in New Jersey is calculated based on the federal poverty level (Medicaid & CHIP in New Jersey, n.d). Such conditions allow more affordable healthcare for the parents and caretakers adults. Children and pregnant women are also protected in this state, and their eligibility is higher. The most significant advantage of the decisions taken by New Jersey’s administration is to calculate the poverty level. Such an approach can contribute to improving the affordability of healthcare services.
Colorado
Similarly to New Jersey, Colorado Medicaid eligibility is also based on the federal; poverty level (Medicaid & CHIP in Colorado, n.d.). What is different here is the higher eligibility level for the parents and caretakers. It positively affects the affordability of the people in the state and allows them to be more centered on raising children rather than working to gain insurance. On the contrary to New Jersey, the level of children aged to one-year eligibility is significantly lower. Such a decision can cause potential risks for newborns.
References
Medicaid & CHIP in Colorado. (n.d.). Medicaid Government. Web.
Medicaid & CHIP in New Jersey. (n.d.). Medicaid Government. Web.
Medicaid & CHIP in Texas. (n.d.). Medicaid Government. Web.