State children's health insurance program achievements, challenges, and policy recommendations

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1224-1228

  Wegner, Steve ^a   Barone, Charles ^a   Chiu, Thomas ^a   Johnson, Anthony ^a   Lander, Richard ^a   Libby, Russell ^a   Long, Thomas ^a   Reuben, Mark ^a   Walentik, Corinne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Health insurance; Medicaid; Reauthorization; SCHIP; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COST; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; CHILD; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 34249906795     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-0886     Document Type: Review

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