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Schmid, Margaret – 2000
The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 1997 signaled a major increase in time, energy, creativity, and money devoted to enrolling eligible children in health insurance programs. Child advocates and others have focused on developing outreach and enrollment strategies to bring the benefits of these new SCHIP programs to children…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Eligibility
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Taras, Howard L.; de Nuncio, Maria Luisa Zuniga; Pizzola, Elaine – Journal of School Health, 2002
Assessed the cost and effectiveness of contacting parents through schools, educating them about health insurance programs and preventive care, and helping them with insurance applications. Data analysis indicated that accumulative cost per enrolled child was $75. Schools located and assisted large numbers of uninsured children who had failed other…
Descriptors: Child Health, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Insurance
Sieben, Inez; Rosenberg, Terry J.; Bazile, Yoly – 2000
Federal funding for children's health insurance may significantly reduce the problem of uninsured children in New York and subsequently improve child outcomes. This study evaluated the effectiveness of two program models in educating parents about available sources of health insurance and in increasing enrollment of uninsured children into…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Community Education, Enrollment