Alabama receives bonus for signing up children for Medicaid

MONTGOMERY, Al.
The Alabama Medicaid Agency has received a $19 million bonus for its success in enrolling low income children into Medicaid.
Alabama was recognized for its "innovative and user friendly" methods to enroll children in Medicaid in 2011.
Gov. Robert Bentley said this is the third year in a row that Alabama has been recognized for its efforts to identify eligible children and enroll them in Medicaid.
Bentley said the Department of Human Resources and the Department of Public Health have worked with Medicaid in finding and signing up eligible children.
Alabama was one of 23 states to receive the performance bonus from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Medicaid Director R. Bob Mullins Jr. commended the efforts of eligibility workers who he said were instrumental in enrolling qualified children.