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Mar 15, 2010 - Without Reform, Family Health Care Spending To Skyrocket; 34% Increase By 2015, 79% By 2020
Study: Number of uninsured Americans could grow by 10 million in just five years
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Mar 10, 2010 - Preparing for Health Reform
New report shows how states can improve the delivery of health insurance.
Mar 4, 2010 - Covering Kids & Families
Coalitions in 45 states and communities conducted outreach to enroll eligible children and families in SCHIP and Medicaid and promoted strategies for simplifying the eligibility and retention processes.
Mar 4, 2010 - The Problem & RWJF Strategy
In 1997, federal legislation authorized the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)—formerly known as the State Children’s Health Insurance Program [SCHIP)—to expand coverage to uninsured children. The U.S. Census Bureau...
Mar 4, 2010 - Program Design
The goals of Covering Kids & Families (CKF) were to: Reduce the number of uninsured children and adults who are eligible for coverage through Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance...
Mar 4, 2010 - The Program
National Program OfficeThe Southern Institute on Children & Families, a Columbia, S.C.-based nonprofit organization working to improve the well-being of children and families, was the national program office of Covering Kids &...
Mar 4, 2010 - Overall Program Results
The national program staff and project staff reported most of the following results of the Covering Kids & Families program to RWJF; some results appeared in other documents, as noted.
Mar 4, 2010 - Challenges & Responses
The Covering Kids & Families grantees and coalitions varied considerably in their capacity to carry out the strategies of the program, and many required extensive technical assistance. Among the challenges and efforts to address...
Mar 4, 2010 - After the Program
Program ContinuityAccording to Covering Kids & Families evaluators at Mathematica Policy Research: About half the Covering Kids & Families grantee projects survived in some form 18 months after the RWJF funding ended. Of...
Mar 4, 2010 - Lessons Learned
Overall Lessons System change may be more effective than outreach in affecting the number of children and families enrolled in public insurance programs. Broad changes in procedures and processes, such as easing documentation requirements and...
Mar 4, 2010 - Evaluation Findings
The evaluators from Mathematica, Health Management Associates and the Urban Institute reported findings in "Covering Kids & Families: A Continuing Program for Increasing Insurance Coverage in Low-Income Families," which they have submitted for...
Mar 4, 2010 - Bibliography: Evaluation
The products of the Covering Kids & Families evaluation, organized by category, can be found on the RWJF Web site at Assessing the Impact of Covering Kids & Families. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.,...
Mar 4, 2010 - Appendix 3: Technical Assistance Provided by the National Program Office, Covering Kids & Families
Site VisitsNational program staff made some 140 site visits over the grant period to manage Covering Kids & Families and to provide assistance to the state projects. These included: 42 site visits immediately after the grant awards...
Mar 4, 2010 - Appendix 2: Project List
Project director are listed as of the time of the RWJF grant(s).ALABAMAState of Alabama Department of Public Health (Montgomery, Ala.)Grant ID# 051609 (July 2004 to June 2006) Project Director
Mar 4, 2010 - Appendix 1: Covering Kids & Families National Advisory Committee
Donna E. Checkett (Chair)Chief Executive OfficerMissouri Care Health PlanColumbia, Mo.Rebeca Maria Barrera, M.A.PresidentNational Latino Children's InstituteSan Antonio, TexasSheila P. Burke, M.P.A.Under...
Mar 4, 2010 - Grant Details & Contact Information
ProjectCovering Kids & FamiliesNational Program OfficeSouthern Institute on Children and Families (Lexington, S.C.) Amount: $ 10,995,746 Dates: November 2001 to April 2007 ID#: 041508, 044295,...
Feb 24, 2010 - "No One Asked Me"
This report presents accounts from a qualitative study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that examined the personal experiences and financial impact of the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform act (Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006) among low-income...
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