Abstract
This paper examines changes in children's health insurance coverage following the creation of SCHIP in 1997 and assesses prospects for further progress. Findings from the National Survey of America's Families indicate that children gained coverage between 1999 and 2002. In all, 1.8 million fewer children were lacking coverage in 2002 and gains were concentrated among children in low-income families. However, close to 8 million children are still uninsured, many of whom lack access to employer-sponsored coverage but qualify for Medicaid or SCHIP. An expanded federal role in the financing of these programs is likely needed for continued progress in covering the nation's low-income children. (Dubay, Lisa, and Genevieve Kenney. November 2004. Gains in Children's Health Insurance Coverage but Additional Progress Needed. Pediatrics 114(5): 1338-1340.)
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