Health Reform Enrollment October 2012 Update  (pdf)

As states look ahead one year and anticipate what it takes to enroll large numbers of individuals in the coverage newly made available by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), they can take some lessons from states that have had success with Express Lane Eligibility (ELE). ELE allows states to reach and enroll large numbers of children (and, with CMS approval, parents) through other means-tested programs that have collected and evaluated much of the same eligibility information.