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Covering all children
Covering all children
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Future of children's health care coverage
- Author(s):
- Whitener, Kelly, author
Alker, Joan, author - Contributor(s):
- Georgetown University. Center for Children and Families issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families, February 2020
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Insurance Coverage
Child
United States - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The nation made remarkable progress in reducing the rate of uninsured children, following decades of coverage expansions and policy changes that made it easier for children and their families to get and stay covered. But, in 2018, the rate of uninsured children increased for a second year in a row to 5.2 percent. Early warning signs pointed to a large increase in the uninsured rate in 2018, such as the historic decline of over 1 million children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP between December 2017 and May 2019. Policymakers must renew their efforts to regain momentum on children's coverage and strive to reach all children, because research shows that having coverage as a child leads to better educational outcomes, higher-paying jobs as an adult, and improved health over the lifetime. Coverage for parents and caregivers is also critical to child health. When parents are healthy and insured, their families are more financially secure, and their children are more likely to be enrolled in health coverage and have their health needs met. This brief focuses on the remaining 4 million uninsured children and makes recommendations for policy changes to reach them as well as to simplify and improve children's coverage overall. A menu of options is included that can be contemplated separately or in combination. If the number of uninsured children continues to grow, the need for bolder action by policymakers becomes increasingly urgent.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (12 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101770703 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101770703