Children's eligibility and coverage: recent trends and a look ahead.
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 26(5): w618-29, 2007.
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| ID: mdl-17702792
ABSTRACT
We used data from the 1996-2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to track changes in children's public insurance eligibility and coverage. During the 2001-2005 "postexpansion" period, eligibility was approximately constant, while public enrollment increased rapidly and uninsurance declined. Nevertheless, as of 2005, 62 percent of all uninsured children (5.5 million) continued to be eligible but not enrolled. We present detailed estimates of their characteristics by age, income, race/ethnicity, health status, and nativity/citizenship. We also examine the impact of potential changes in SCHIP income thresholds--both an expansion and a rollback--and estimate the number and characteristics of the children potentially affected.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviços de Saúde da Criança
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Medicaid
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Gastos em Saúde
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Ajuda a Famílias com Filhos Dependentes
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Definição da Elegibilidade
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article