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Article: The effect of new insurance coverage on the health status of low-income children in Santa Clara County.(Children's Health Insurance)
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- Health Services Research
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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The health insurance expansions for children, both for Medicaid and the newer State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), have increased the rate of public health insurance for children nationwide and improved access to care (Cohen and Coriaty-Nelson 2003; Cunningham 2003; Brown and Lavarreda 2004; Dick et al. 2004; Kenney and Chang 2004; Szilagyi et al. 2004). In spite of these gains, more than eight million U.S. children (11 percent) were without health insurance in 2003. Among certain groups such as Hispanic children, the proportion of uninsured children exceeded 20 percent (DeNavas-Walt, Proctor, and Mills 2004). Consequently, some policymakers and advocates at ...