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Download full textRosenbach, Margo; Ellwood, Marilyn; Czajka, John; Irvin, Carol; Coupe, Wendy; Quinn, Brian – 2001
Under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Congress established the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to expand health insurance coverage to uninsured low-income children. This report summarizes the major findings of the first year of a national evaluation of SCHIP. Following a summary of major findings, the report examines state…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Enrollment, Health Insurance
Hill, Ian; Lutzky, Amy Westpfahl; Schwalberg, Renee – 2001
Noting that children with special health care needs (CSHCN) make up one of every six children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), this study examined how SCHIP responded to the needs of children with chronic illnesses and disabilities. This qualitative study was based on the implementation experiences in 18 states.…
Descriptors: Children, Chronic Illness, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Edmunds, Margaret, Ed.; Coye, Molly Joel, Ed. – 1998
The National Academy of Sciences Committee on Children, Health Insurance, and Access to Care was assembled to address questions about health insurance for children, evaluating the strengths and limitations of insurance as a means of improving children's health from a variety of approaches and policies. Meeting between March 1997 and January 1998,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Child Health, Eligibility, Evaluation
Bianco, Diana; Clavez, Elena; Cryan, Mary Ann; Imholz, Betsy; Johns, David; Landes, Rebecca; Petke, Jen – 2000
The rising number of uninsured children in California underscores the need to redouble efforts to enroll all eligible children in the Healthy Families Program (California's State Children's Health Insurance Program), or in Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid program). This report describes the research and fieldwork conducted by Consumers Union's…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Children, Enrollment Management
Peer reviewedBehrman, Richard E., Ed. – Future of Children, 2003
This issue of "The Future of Children" focuses on efforts to provide publicly funded health insurance to low-income children in the United States through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The articles summarize current knowledge and research about which children are uninsured and why, discuss ways to…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Child Health, Childhood Needs
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
