The health and healthcare impact of providing insurance coverage to uninsured children: A prospective observational study

The health and healthcare impact of providing insurance coverage to uninsured children: A prospective observational study

Abstract Background Of the 4.8 million uninsured children in America, 62–72% are eligible for but not enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP. Not enough is known, however, about the impact of health insurance on outcomes and costs for previously uninsured children, which has never been examined prospectively....

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Main Authors: Glenn Flores, Hua Lin, Candice Walker, Michael Lee, Janet M. Currie, Rick Allgeyer, Alberto Portillo, Monica Henry, Marco Fierro, Kenneth Massey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Medically uninsured
Insurance
Medicaid
Children’s Health Insurance Program
Children
Adolescent
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4363-z

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