“Health law provisions to expand kids’ dental coverage may fall short, advocates say”
June 19, 2013, Kaiser Health News article about possible stumbling blocks for the expansion of pediatric dental care, a key tenet of the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
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“Utah falls from 11 to 14 in terms of child well-being”
June 23, 2013, The Salt Lake Tribune article about Utah’s struggles with uninsured children.
“Denying Medicaid expansion means denying kids’ healthcare: As I See It”
June 21, 2013, PennLive op-ed by Donna Cooper and Estelle Richman arguing that decision by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett to not accept federal funds for an expansion of Medicaid will hurt uninsured Pennsylvania children.
“Florida children’s health advocates ready to fight for Medicaid expansion, again”
June 22, 2013, New America Media article about children’s health advocates in Floria highlighting the possibility of expanded coverage for uninsured children in gearing up for another fight after the state chose not to accept a federal increase in Medicaid funding.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation which focuses on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. Kaiser develops and runs its own research, journalism and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with other non-profit research organizations or major media […]
Children’s Health Insurance Program
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides health coverage to children in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid but can’t afford private coverage. Their website provides information on CHIP enrollment and design by state as well as enrollment trends.
“Statement of Robert Greenstein, President, on Census’ 2011 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data”
Sept. 12, 2012, analysis by the Center on Budget and Public Policies which says that the number of uninsured Americans fell in 2011 by the largest margin since 1999, in part due to early implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The analysis foretells of further decreases once the Affordable Care Act is completely implemented in […]
Dr. Julia M. Bledsoe
Dr. Julia M. Bledsoe is a clinical professor of pediatrics in the department of pediatrics at the University of Washington. She is also a primary care, general pediatrician who specializes in adoption medicine.
Gregory Stock
Gregory Stock is a former director of the Program on Medicine, Technology and Society at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health. His research interests include the implications for society, medicine and business of the Human Genome Project and developments in molecular genetics and bioinformatics. His books include Redesigning Humans: Our Inevitable Genetic Future (Houghton Mifflin, 2002), […]