Expanding SCHIP : a downpayment on health reform Perspectives on health reform (Commonwealth Fund) Child Health Services Health Care Reform Insurance Coverage Universal Health Insurance While the process of reforming the nation's health care system will likely be a long and difficult one, we can soon make an important downpayment on reform. In reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Congress could encourage states to ensure universal coverage for children--a change that could serve as the foundation for more comprehensive health system reforms later on. [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2009] Glied, Sherry Commonwealth Fund. Technical Report Text Illustrations nlm:nlmuid-101548867-pdf 101548867 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101548867 English United States Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0