Note: As of July 1, 2007, Covering Kids & Families has closed. For current information about the uninsured in America, please visit RWJF Coverage.
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You and your children may be eligible for low-cost or free health insurance! Programs exist in every state and the District of Columbia. For information about low-cost and free children's health coverage, visit insurekidsnow.gov. For information on coverage for adults, read the Guides to Finding Health Insurance Coverage in Your State from Cover the Uninsured. Texas - Covering Kids & Families in Houston Covering Kids & Families is no longer open to subscribers. Please visit covertheuninsured.org to sign up for e-mail updates on the issue of the uninsured. |
June 16, 2003 Maintaining the GainsThe Importance of Preserving Coverage in Medicaid and SCHIP This paper presents evidence on why it is important to maintain the gains that have been made over the past several years in improving access to public health coverage by eligible children and families, and build on the improvements in Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage for children and families. Substantial research evidences shows that expanding eligibility for and enrollment in Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program have important benefits for the children and families who are directly affected by the program, as well as for the communities in which they live. Source: Southern Institute on Children and Families Citation: O’Brien, Ellen and Cindy Mann. Maintaining the Gains: The Importance of Preserving Coverage in Medicaid and SCHIP. Columbia, SC: Covering Kids & Families National Program Office, Southern Institute on Children and Families, June 2003. |
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