Almanac of Policy Issues: CHIP
Background information and links on the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
American Public Health Association: SCHIP and Publ
SCHIP page of APHA, the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals.
Children's Health Care
An estimated 10 million children have no medical insurance. Online NewsHour Transcript with Elizabeth Farnsworth and two health care experts.
Children's Health Insurance Issues
A number of articles within the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Health Policy.
Children's Health Matters
Outreach program that facilitates enrollment of children in Medicaid and other insurance programs
Covering Kids
National health access initiative for low-income, uninsured children, offering information on child health outreach, enrollment, and simplification strategies.
Families USA
Provides advocacy for consumers of family health care by acting as a watchdog over children's payer programs
FAMIS, Family Access to Medical Insurance Security
FAMIS is Virginia's new low-cost health insurance for children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but do not have private health insurance.
Health Care Financing Administration: CHIP
Official federal site devoted to the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Insure Kids Now
A White House initiative managed by the Department of Health and Human Services to insure America's children.
Maryland Covering Kids
Maryland Covering Kids aids enrollment of children into public and private health insurance through outreach activities.
Maternal & Child's Health Policy
Specializes in issues affecting children, including those with special health care needs and those from low-income families.
National Center for Education in Maternal and Chil
Research center at Georgetown University. This site includes issue papers on outreach and CHIP.
Tylor
The story of Tylor, who has club foot, and how he fell through the cracks of the Canadian Health care system.