Federal and state action in the past decade helped expand coverage for low-income children in many states, but coverage for low-income parents deteriorated in most states, according to a release by the Commonwealth Fund.
A Commonwealth Fund study found the number of uninsured children had risen rapidly in the 1990s, but Congress' passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program and state Medicaid expansions helped reverse that trend.
Children’s coverage expanded in 35 states through 2009, but coverage for parents deteriorated in 41 states.
Read the Commonwealth Fund release on healthcare for the poor.
Read more coverage on Medicaid and CHIP:
- Medicaid Payment Commission Holds First Meeting
- More than 50M Americans on Medicaid, 16M More Due under Reform Law
- 28 States Plan to Cut Medicaid Payments in FY 2011
A Commonwealth Fund study found the number of uninsured children had risen rapidly in the 1990s, but Congress' passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program and state Medicaid expansions helped reverse that trend.
Children’s coverage expanded in 35 states through 2009, but coverage for parents deteriorated in 41 states.
Read the Commonwealth Fund release on healthcare for the poor.
Read more coverage on Medicaid and CHIP:
- Medicaid Payment Commission Holds First Meeting
- More than 50M Americans on Medicaid, 16M More Due under Reform Law
- 28 States Plan to Cut Medicaid Payments in FY 2011