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Kids' health researchers talk turkey

November 23, 2011
At an all-day seminar last week, I listened to university researchers discuss this startling question: Are we poisoning our children? Hard data points to a resounding, very sobering "yes".
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Kristin Schafer
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11 Tips to Help Children Get Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP

November 19, 2011
Co-authored with Stephanie Hodson of United Ways of CA One of United Ways of California’s goals is to improve the health of children and adults. We know that a lack of health care coverage often means that primary care is an unattainable luxury. Yet primary care is so important in preventing or...
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Judy Darnell
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Waiting on the World to Change

November 19, 2011
“Now we see everything that's going wrong With the world and those who lead it We just feel like we don't have the means To rise above and beat it So we keep waiting Waiting on the world to change.” John Mayer – Waiting on the World to Change I kind of love John Mayer. I mean yes, he sings with...
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Kelli King-Jackson
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CHIPRA helps to keep Chicago area kids and teens healthy

November 18, 2011
Beacon Therapeutic is a social service agency that has a wide array of services to benefit children, teens, and families in the Chicagoland area. Beacon’s newest program, CHIPRA(Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Grant), is an outreach program funded through a federal grant...
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Marge Dunne
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Expanding Access to Care for Young Adults Through the Right Outreach and Enrollment Strategies

November 18, 2011
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) marked a historic expansion of access to health care for many people, and the federal and state exchanges will be a large part of that reform. Ideally, low- and middle-income consumers will buy insurance with subsidies through online health benefit exchanges, where...
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SC Medicaid Director Seeks to Remove Roadblocks to Medicaid Enrollment

November 18, 2011
By Sue Berkowitz While South Carolina is often a state cited for being first on list for outcomes that are bad and last in those that are good, we have some surprisingly positive news. The South Carolina Medicaid director Tony Keck, in his 2012-13 budget request to Gov. Haley, asked for an...
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Updated Research Gives Fresh Clues on Reaching Uninsured Children

November 18, 2011
by Tricia Brooks A recent survey by Lake Research Partners refreshes our knowledge of barriers to enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP. Commissioned by CMS for its Connecting Kids to Coverage initiative, the survey interviewed nearly 2,000 parents with income at or below 250% of the poverty level; about...
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Medicaid & CHIP Approval Rating Higher than Employer Coverage Among Parents

November 18, 2011
By Tricia Brooks Consistently over the years, studies have shown a high level of satisfaction by parents whose children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP. So it's no surprise that a recent survey conducted by Lake Research Partners for CMS confirms this finding once again. What is somewhat surprising...
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Say Ahhh!
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Connecting Kids to Coverage: A Message from Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

November 18, 2011
No child or young person should have to skip a doctor's appointment or go without the medicine they need because their family can't afford it. That shouldn't happen in America, and that's why the Obama Administration made children's health coverage a priority from the start. When President Obama...
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Kathleen Sebelius
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Using Mobile Phones to Help Families Access Vital Medicaid Coverage

November 18, 2011
Recent data shows that people of color and low-income populations are adopting mobile technology at a rapid pace and are increasingly using mobile tools to access the Internet. These tools enable new ways of interacting with the government and enrolling in public services. Instead of standing in...
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