Lessons from the Medicaid Expansions For Children and Pregnant Women: Implications For Current Policy
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چکیده
Extending health insurance coverage to more children is currently of considerable policy interest as evidenced by the number of bills so far introduced in the 105th Congress. 1 These legislative initiatives propose a range of mechanisms for reducing the number of uninsured children including: tax credits and vouchers for families to assist them in purchasing insurance coverage for their children, grants to states to design and finance new health insurance coverage programs, and a new entitlement program. The motivation behind these initiatives is the belief that providing health insurance coverage to uninsured children will improve access to and use of health care which will in turn lead to improved health. In addition, these initiatives seek to provide some financial relief to working uninsured families.
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