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The Impact of Medicaid and SCHIP on Low-Income Children's Health
Full Report This brief was prepared by Caryn Marks, Cathy Hoffman and Julia Paradise of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. THE IMPACT OF MEDICAID AND SCHIP ON LOW-INCOME CHILDREN’S HEALTH Today, one-quarter of children in the U.S.…
Author: Kaiser Commission for Medicaid and the Uninsured
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Taking It to the Streets: New Ways to Get Uninsured Kids Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP
By Sheila Hoag, Senior Researcher, and Debra Lipson, Senior Fellow, Mathematica Policy Research Traditionally, state and local Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) staff have conducted outreach to uninsured children eligible to help enroll them into these public coverage options. Advocates have also organized public education…
Author: Georgetown Center for Children and Families
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A Healthy Start: Protecting Great Gains for Children in the Affordable Care Act
By Marian Wright EdelmanPresident, Children’s Defense Fund Since our founding almost forty years ago, the Children’s Defense Fund has fought to ensure that all children in America receive the healthy start they need and deserve. Next week marks the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA),…
Author: The Huffington Post
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Finally, some good news on the uninsured
By Anne Dunkelberg and Eileen Garcia and Laura Guerra-Cardus New data from the U.S. Census Bureau on health insurance coverage confirm what parents all over Texas will tell you: Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are lifelines for our state’s children. While unemployment has doubled since 2007, the…
Author: The Houston Chronicle
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Health care advocates protest cuts at Capitol
Engage Texas, an Atlantic grantee, organised the 30 March 2011 “Cover Texas Now!” Rally highlighted in this article. Their mission is to protect and expand health care for those who need it most. AUSTIN, Texas — Teresa Little needs Texas Medicaid services if she doesn’t…
Author: The Associated Press
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Long-term care threatens to sap seniors' savings
AARP is an Atlantic grantee. by Bob Moos Kay Paggi has been the bearer of bad news more times than she cares to remember. The senior-care coordinator has helped hundreds of Dallas families find long-term care for frail parents. Almost always, they think Medicare will…
Author: The Dallas Morning News
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One Less Thing to Worry About for Mother’s Day
Many families do not know their children may be eligible for free or low cost health care coverage through Medicaid and CHIP, and that it’s not too late to enroll. The article below is part of the Connecting Kids to Coverage Blog Carnival at MomsRising, which…
Author: MomsRising
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Choosing Long-Term Care: Advice From an Expert
by Jane Gross For many of us, elderly parents and adult children alike, nothing is more complicated or consequential than understanding the differences between the many available permutations of long-term care, choosing which is most appropriate for our families and figuring out how to pay…
Author: The New York Times (The New Old Age Blog)
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Choosing Long-Term Care: Advice From an Expert
Original Source By Jane Gross For many of us, elderly parents and adult children alike, nothing is more complicated or consequential than understanding the differences between the many available permutations of long-term care, choosing which is most appropriate for our families and figuring out how…
Author: The New York Times
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Eight Cities to Receive Funding to Reduce the Number of Uninsured Children
Washington, D.C. – To help implement local outreach efforts to enroll children and families in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the National League of Cities (NLC) today awarded grants and technical assistance to eight cities. The Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and…
Author: National League of Cities