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Keeping Kids Covered: Number of Children with Health Coverage Increases During Economic Downturn
August 29, 2012 | Report
This report analyzes recent trends in health insurance coverage for children at the state level between 2008 and 2010. The percentage of children with public coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) increased subst ...
State-Level Health Insurance Coverage Estimates from the 2009 American Community Survey
July 1, 2011 | Survey/Poll
2010 ACS and CPS numbers to be released in September experts will provide insight in September 23 webinar.
State-Level Variation in Children¿s Health Insurance
October 1, 2010 | Report
Experts at the University of Minnesota’s State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) analyzed the 2008 ACS data and found significant variations, both within and across states by age, race/ethnicity and family income.
American Indian/Alaska Native Uninsurance Disparities
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Depending on which data source is used, estimates of uninsurance rates and disparities in these rates between population groups can differ substantially, according to this analysis comparing data from three national surveys regarding the American Indian/Alaska Native population.
Institute of Medicine Produces Reports and Book Outlining the Effects of Uninsurance on Individuals and the Nation
December 21, 2009 | Program Result
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences studied how the lack of health insurance affects individuals, families, communities and the nation and produced and disseminated six reports analyzing these consequences.
Families USA Promotes the Benefits of Expanding SCHIP
December 19, 2008 | Program Result
Families USA Foundation conducted a public education campaign about how low-income children would benefit if Congress expanded the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which came up for reauthorization in 2007.
Lansing, Mich., Community Mobilizes to Improve Health Care Access for Uninsured
March 30, 2005 | Program Result
The Ingham County Health Department, working in partnership with hospitals, employers, consumers and insurers in Lansing, Mich., created an organized system of care for county residents.
Aggressively Marketed, Low-Rate Private Plans Can Cut Number of Medically Uninsured
February 1, 2004 | Program Result
The National Institute for Health Care Management conducted a study to identify and assess privately sponsored health insurance plans that cover low- and moderate-income Americans who are unlikely to be eligible for public health insurance programs.
Uninsured in D.C. Better Off with Private, Not Public Insurance, Study Says
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
Georgetown University completed a study in early 2000 that suggested that the District of Columbia would be better served if health care for its uninsured and indigent populations were purchased through the private rather than the public sector.
Pilot Program in Los Angeles County Develops Online Screening Tool to Help Find Insurance Options for Uninsured
December 1, 2002 | Program Result
From 2000 to 2001, the Los Angeles Care Health Plan developed Health Express, an online screening tool for those in Los Angeles County without public health insurance to help them find the coverage options that best fit their needs.