1.2 million American kids gain health coverage through CHIP
Posted by MatthewWright on Jan 4, 2012 at 9:00 AMDespite the flagging economy, the number of uninsured children in America has decreased by 1.2 million since Congress bolstered the Children’s Health Insurance Program in 2009. And new federal aid to state governments is encouraging them to cover even more…
2.5 million young adults added to insurance rolls
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Dec 29, 2011 at 1:29 AMThe Obama administration announced recently that 2.5 million young adults have gained health insurance since the health reform law went into effect. The administration credits the health law provision that allows children to stay on their family’s health care…
Study: almost a third of kids lost coverage when their parents lost job
Posted by Carla Plaza on Jul 14, 2010 at 9:38 PMAmong children whose parents suffered a job loss from 2000-2004, almost a third lost their health care coverage, according to a new study from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. And in children from low-income families, almost half lost insurance coverage.…
