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Children's Health Insurance Issues
A number of articles within the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Health Policy.
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/health/kids.htm
FAMIS, Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan
FAMIS is Virginia's new low-cost health insurance for children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but do not have private health insurance.
http://www.famis.org
American Public Health Association: SCHIP and Public Health
SCHIP page of APHA, the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals.
http://www.apha.org/ppp/schip/
Maternal & Child's Health Policy
Specializes in issues affecting children, including those with special health care needs and those from low-income families.
http://www.mchpolicy.org
Families USA
Provides advocacy for consumers of family health care by acting as a watchdog over children's payer programs
http://www.familiesusa.org
Children's Health Care
An estimated 10 million children have no medical insurance. Online NewsHour Transcript with Elizabeth Farnsworth and two health care experts.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec97/healthcare_8-25a.html
Almanac of Policy Issues: CHIP
Background information and links on the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
http://www.policyalmanac.org/health/chip.shtml
Children's Health Matters
Outreach program that facilitates enrollment of children in Medicaid and other insurance programs
http://www.childrenshealthmatters.org
Health Care Financing Administration: CHIP
Official federal site devoted to the Children's Health Insurance Program.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/schip/
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Research center at Georgetown University. This site includes issue papers on outreach and CHIP.
http://www.ncemch.org/
Covering Kids
National health access initiative for low-income, uninsured children, offering information on child health outreach, enrollment, and simplification strategies.
http://www.coveringkids.org/
Insure Kids Now
A White House initiative managed by the Department of Health and Human Services to insure America's children.
http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/
Maryland Covering Kids
Maryland Covering Kids aids enrollment of children into public and private health insurance through outreach activities.
http://www.umaryland.edu/ckids/
Health Systems Research, Inc.
Provides reports and technical assistance to states seeking ot coordinate their Medicaid, children's health, and other health care programs.
http://www.compcareta.net
Tylor
The story of Tylor, who has club foot, and how he fell through the cracks of the Canadian Health care system.
http://www.baby04.com
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