Child Health

Publications

October 2005 State Level Predictors of Food Insecurity and Hunger Among Households with Children
(Economic Research Service, USDA)
September 2005 SCHIP Enrollment in 50 States
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
August 2005 The Number of Uninsured Americans Continued to Rise in 2004
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
August 2005 Recent State Efforts in Medical Child Support
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
July 2005 The Role of States in Improving Health and Health Care for Young Children
(Commonwealth Fund)
July 2005 America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005
(Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics)
May 2005 Ebbing and Flowing: Some Gains, Some Losses as SCHIP Responds to Third Year of Budget Pressure
(Urban Institute)
May 2005 The Changing Association between Prenatal Participation in WIC and Birth Outcomes in New York City
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
April 2005 WIC in the States: Thirty-One Years of Building a Healthier America
January 2005 Parenting Practices and Obesity in Low-income African-American Preschoolers
(Economic Research Service, USDA)
December 2004 Health, United States, 2004
(Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
December 2004 Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations
December 2004 Food Hardships and Child Behavior Problems among Low-Income Children
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
November 2004 SCHIP Takes a Bite Out of the Dental Access Gap for Low-Income Children
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
September 2004 Proposed Criteria for Selecting the WIC Food Packages
(Institute of Medicine of the National Academies)
September 2004 Key Low-Income Benefit Programs Links to Policy Manuals, Descriptive Information, and Applications for State Food Stamp, TANF, Child Care, Medicaid, and SCHIP Programs
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
September 2004 Access to Children's Mental Health Services under Medicaid and SCHIP
(Urban Institute)
August 2004 Medicaid at Birth, WIC Take-Up, and Children’s Outcomes
(RAND)
August 2004 Child Mental Health Fact Sheets
(Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law)
July 2004 Checking Up on Children's Health Coverage: A Progress Report on Medicaid and SCHIP
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
July 2004 State Practices in Medical Child Support Cross-Program
(Urban Institute)
July 2004 An Analysis of Mental Health Issues in States' Child and Family Service Reviews and Program Improvement Plans
(Georgetown University)
July 2004 Healthy Babies: Efforts to Improve Birth Outcomes and Reduce High Risk Births
(National Governor's Association)
July 2004 Many Uninsured Children Qualify for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families
(University of California at Los Angeles)
July 2004 S. 2507, Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
(Congressional Budget Office)
July 2004 Evaluating the Impact of Child Nutrition Programs: Final Report
(Economic Research Service, USDA)
June 2004 State Health Facts Online
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
June 2004 Squeezing SCHIP: States Use Flexibility to Respond to the Ongoing Budget Crisis
(Urban Institute)
June 2004 Many Uninsured Children Qualify for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families
(University of California at Los Angeles)
June 2004 Innovative WIC Practices: Profiles of 20 Programs
(Economic Research Service, USDA)
June 2004 Squeezing SCHIP: States Use Flexibility to Respond to the Ongoing Budget Crisis
(Urban Institute)
May 2004 Mothers’ Labor Supply in Fragile Families: The Role of Child Health
(National Poverty Center, University of Michigan)
April 2004 County Residency and Access to Care for Low- and Moderate-Income Californians
(University of California at Los Angeles)
March 2004 Medicaid and SCHIP: States' Premium and Cost Sharing Requirements for Beneficiaries
(US Government Accountability Office)
March 2004 H.R. 3873, Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act
(Congressional Budget Office)
March 2004 H.R. 3873, Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for H.R. 3873, Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act
(Congressional Budget Office)
March 2004 SCHIP in Ohio: Evolution and Outlook for the Future
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
January 2004 The Children's Mental Health Resource Kit: Promoting Children's Mental Health Screens and Assessments
(Children's Defense Fund)
January 2004 Improving Children’s Health: A Chartbook About the Roles of Medicaid and SCHIP
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
January 2004 SCHIP: HHS Continues to Approve Waivers That Are Inconsistent
(US Government Accountability Office)
December 2003 Eligibility, Benefits, and Cost-Sharing in Separate SCHIP Programs
(Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center)
December 2003 Separate SCHIP Programs: Generous Coverage for Children with Special Needs in Most States
(Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center)
December 2003 An Update on Coverage Trends in Medicaid and SCHIP
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
November 2003 Health Insurance Coverage of Children in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families
(Urban Institute)
September 2003 Balancing Food Costs with Nutrition Goals in WIC
(Economic Research Service, USDA)
September 2003 From Cradle to Grave? The Lasting Impact of Childhood Health and Circumstance
(Princeton University)
September 2003 Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2000
(National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)
August 2003 The Devil May Be in the Details: How the Characteristics of SCHIP Programs Affect Take-Up
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
August 2003 Maintaining the Gains: The Importance of Preserving Coverage in Medicaid and SCHIP
(Covering Kids and Families)
July 2003 Screening for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Eligibility
(Families USA)
June 2003 Failure to Thrive: The Continuing Poor Health of Medical Child Support
(Center for Law and Social Policy)
March 2003 Reaching More Hungry Children: The Seamless Summer Food Waiver
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
January 2003 Child Participation in WIC: Medicaid costs and use of health care services
(American Journal of Public Health)
January 2003 The Dynamics of Prenatal WIC Participation
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
November 2002 Child Health USA 2002
(US Maternal and Child Health Bureau, DHHS, HRSA)
November 2002 Healthy Families America Research Folder
(Prevent Child Abuse America)
October 2002 600,000 Children Would Lose Health Insurance Over the Next Five Years Under Flawed Administration SCHIP Proposal
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
October 2002 Five Things Everyone Should Know About SCHIP
(Urban Institute)
October 2002 Hunger: It's Impact on Children's Health and Mental Health
(PEDIATRICS)
October 2002 Reasons and Strategies for Strengthening Childhood Development Services in the Healthcare System
(Commonwealth Fund)
September 2002 New CDC Data Show the Importance of Sustaining Medicaid and SCHIP Coverage as Private Health Insurance Erodes in 2002
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
August 2002 SCHIP Turns Five: Taking Stock, Moving Ahead
(National Health Policy Forum)
March 2002 Children's Health Insurance: Inspector General Reviews Should Be Expanded to Further Inform the Congress
(US Government Accountability Office)
February 2002 Family Income and the Impact of a Children’s Health Insurance Program on Reported Need for Health Services and Unmet Health Need
(PEDIATRICS)
February 2002 The New Medicaid and CHIP Waiver Initiatives
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
November 2001 OMB Estimates Indicate 400,000 Children Will Lose Health Insurance Due to Reductions in SCHIP Funding
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
November 2001 HUSKY Retention: Helping Families Keep Health Coverage
(Connecticut Voices for Children)
September 2001 CHIP Program Enrollment: December 2000
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
September 2001 Case Management: At the Heart of Healthy Start
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
August 2001 Administration Medicaid and SCHIP Waiver Policy Encourages States to Scale Back Benefits Significantly and Increase Cost-Sharing for Low-Income Beneficiaries
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
August 2001 First Glance at the Children’s Health Initiative in Santa Clara County, California
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
July 2001 Stronger Efforts Needed to Ensure Children's Access to Health Screening Services
(US Government Accountability Office)
July 2001 Targeting Communities With High Rates of Uninsured Children
(Center for Studying Health System Change)
April 2001 Selected States Have a New Opportunity to Use More of Their SCHIP Funds for Outreach
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
March 2001 Health and Welfare of Illinois Children: Shifting WIC and Food Stamp Use
(Joint Center for Poverty Research)
February 2001 Lead Screening for Children Enrolled in Medicaid: State Approaches
(National Conference of State Legislatures)
October 2000 Marketing Medicaid and CHIP: A Study of State Advertising Campaigns
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
September 2000 Medicaid Managed Care: States' Safeguards for Children with Special Needs Vary Significantly
(US Government Accountability Office)
September 2000 Maximizing Child Health Coverage Depends on Establishing an Effective System for Reallocating Unspent SCHIP Funds
(US Government Accountability Office)
June 2000 New Opportunities, New Approaches: Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs Under SCHIP, Volume I: Synthesis of Study Results
(David and Lucile Packard Foundation)
March 2000 The Role of WIC Centers and Small Businesses in Enrolling Uninsured Children in Medicaid and Child Health Plus
(Commonwealth Fund)
March 2000 Using Community Groups and Student Volunteers to Enroll Uninsured Children in Medicaid and Child Health Plus
(Commonwealth Fund)
December 1999 Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health
(US Office of the Surgeon General)
May 1999 Children's Health Insurance Program: State Implementation Approaches Are Evolving
(US Government Accountability Office)
  Analysis of Children's Health Insurance Patterns: Evidence from the SIPP
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
  Child Health USA
(Health Resources and Services Administration, US DHHS)
  Child Health USA 2001
(Health Resources and Services Administration, US DHHS)
  Congress Has a $28 Billion Opportunity to Expand Coverage For Low-Income Working Families With Children
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
  Continuing HUSKY Eligibility for Legal Immigrants
(Connecticut Voices for Children)
  Covering Parents through Medicaid and SCHIP: Potential Benefits to Low-Income Parents and Children
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
  Creating a Seamless Health Insurance System for New York's Children
(Commonwealth Fund)
  Discontinuous Coverage in Medicaid and the Implications of 12-Month Continuous Coverage for Children Final Report
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
  Economic Status and Health in Children
(Joint Center for Poverty Research)
  Effects of Participation in the WIC Food Assistance Program on Children’s Health and Development: Evidence from NLSY Children
(Institute for Research on Poverty)
  Eligibility Under State Children's Health Insurance Programs
(American Journal of Public Health)
  Implementation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program: Momentum Is Increasing After a Modest Start
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
  Medicaid and SCHIP: States' Enrollment and Payment Policies Can Affect Children's Access to Care
(US Government Accountability Office)
  Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Under the State Children's Health Insurance Program
(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in US DHHS)
  Mental Health Benefits Under SCHIP
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
  Nearly 95 Percent of Low-Income Uninsured Children Now Are Eligible for Medicaid or SCHIP
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
  Patterns of Insurance Coverage Within Families With Children
(Commonwealth Fund)
  Resources for Improving Mental Health Services for Low-Income Children
(Welfare Information Network of the Finance Project)
  Room to Grow: Promoting Child Development Through Medicaid and CHIP
(Commonwealth Fund)
  State Children’s Health Insurance Program Annual Enrollment Report
(US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, DHHS)
  State SCHIP Design and the Right to Coverage
(George Washington University)
  Track, Monitor, and Respond: Three Keys to Better Lead Screening for Children in Medicaid
(Alliance for Healthy Homes)
  Twenty-One Million Children's Health: Our Shared Responsibility Report
(US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)
  Why Eligible Children Lose or Leave SCHIP: Findings from a Comprehensive Study of Retention and Disenrollment
(National Academy for State Health Policy)
  Health, United States Annual Report
(Center for Disease Control and Prevention)