The demographic characteristics of Medicaid-eligible uninsured children.

Why millions of children eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP are uninsured: poor retention versus poor take-up.

More than two-thirds of uninsured U.S. children are eligible for public coverage, and most current policy debate assumes that this is largely attributable to poor take-up. This paper explores the contribution of poor retention in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to this phenomenon. The results indicate that one-third of all uninsured children in 2006 had been e...

Understanding the demographic characteristics and health of medically uninsured patients.

OBJECTIVE To determine demographic and diagnostic information about the medically uninsured patient population and compare it with that of the medically insured patient population at a primary care centre. DESIGN Medical chart audit. SETTING Department of Family and Community Medicine at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Ont. PARTICIPANTS Medically uninsured patients who were treated in t...

Rising Unemployment, Medicaid and the Uninsured - Report

Demographic and practice characteristics of Medicaid-participating dentists

OBJECTIVES The challenges entailed in dental Medicaid programs are well documented. To increase our understanding of Medicaid participation, we surveyed Florida dentists to determine the demographic and practice characteristics of Medicaid-participating dentists. METHODS Our target population was practicing Florida dentists who treat children, including those who do not currently accept Medic...

Expanding Medicaid to cover uninsured Americans.