Evaluation of Demonstrations of National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Direct Certification of Children Receiving Medicaid Benefits: Access Evaluation Report (Summary)

Evaluation of Demonstrations of National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Direct Certification of Children Receiving Medicaid Benefits: Access Evaluation Report (Summary)

Published: Jan 27, 2015
Publisher: Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Policy Support

Associated Project

Simplifying Access to School Meals: Using Medicaid Data for Direct Certification

Time frame: 2012-2016

Prepared for:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

Clients

USDA

Authors

Lara Hulsey

Anne Gordon

Joshua Leftin

Nicholas Beyler

Allen Schirm

Claire Smither-Wulsin

Will Crumbley

The Direct Certification with Medicaid (DC-M) demonstration enables selected States and districts to use Medicaid files to directly certify students for free meals. Under the demonstration, students are eligible for free meals if they are (1) enrolled in Medicaid and (2) in a household with a gross income below 133 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Students in a household with a child who meets these two criteria are also eligible for free school meals under DC-M.

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