Abstract
This article examines children's health coverage today and explores the ways and means to ensure its financial sustainability and the factors associated with it. As extensively argued, reductions in children's coverage would lead to decreased access to care and other long-term effects for children and increase the financial burden on states and providers. It also suggests that reductions in children’s coverage could have broader implications and long-term negative effects on their health, education, and eventually on their financial success as adults. However, despite the decades of progress, mostly bolstered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a new funding mechanism needs to be sought to safeguard the coverage and address the rapidly growing uninsured rate among children. This article further analyzes the pros and cons of these efforts using comprehensive statistical analysis.
Key Take Away Points
Overview of Children’s Health Coverage
Importance of Medicaid and CHIP
Emerging Challenges Facing
Acknowledgements
Good afternoon, Erika, This is to acknowledge your request to review the Word document version to view and address the copy editor's changes and comments within the document, particularly about the references. We have addressed the editor's comments as requested and attached the revised manuscript to the system. Please let us know the outcomes as soon as possible. We appreciate your support and cooperation in this matter. Thanks. Rohitha Goonatilake
Recommended Citation
R Goonatilake. (2023) "An Extent of Children’s Health Coverage: Medicaid, CHIP, and Beyond," Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk: Vol. 14: Iss. 2, Article 6.DOI: https://doi.org/10.58464/2155-5834.1542
Available at: https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol14/iss2/6
