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Download full textKu, Leighton; Broaddus, Matthew – 2000
Although a national consensus has emerged regarding the importance of extending publicly-funded health insurance coverage to low-income children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and Medicaid, substantial numbers of eligible children remain uninsured. This study examined whether extending insurance coverage to low-income…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Children, Comparative Analysis
Ku, Leighton; Freilich, Alyse – 2001
This report assesses how the loss of Medicaid coverage following welfare reform has influenced changes in health care systems for immigrants in four urban areas: Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Houston, Texas; and Miami, Florida. Survey data indicate that over half of low-income immigrants were uninsured in 1998, a level roughly…
Descriptors: Child Health, Federal Legislation, Health Insurance, Health Services
Stemmler, Peggy; Naimark, Dana Wolfe – 2000
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Arizona is called KidsCare. This report provides a portrait of children's health coverage in the state after a year of operation of KidsCare. Following an executive summary, the first section of the report presents overall statistics and trends in children's health coverage. The second section…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Health, Children, Health Care Costs
Davidson, Brooke; Wright, Barbara – 1997
Under the new Federal State Children's Health Insurance Program, states have the opportunity to insure many children from low-income families without health insurance. School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide one option for states to expand the provider network to care for these newly insured children. This pamphlet and companion videotape…
Descriptors: Child Health, Childhood Needs, Children, Federal State Relationship
Brindis, Claire; Kirkpatrick, Robin; Macdonald, Tracy; VanLandeghem, Karen; Lee, Susie – 1999
This publication summarizes key findings and themes from interviews conducted in 1998 with representatives from 12 states regarding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The CHIP helps meet the complex health care needs faced by low-income, uninsured adolescents, including those with special needs. The report also examines key…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Child Health, Confidentiality
