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CHIPRA helps to keep Chicago area kids and teens healthy

November 18, 2011
Beacon Therapeutic is a social service agency that has a wide array of services to benefit children, teens, and families in the Chicagoland area. Beacon’s newest program, CHIPRA(Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Grant), is an outreach program funded through a federal grant...
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Expanding Access to Care for Young Adults Through the Right Outreach and Enrollment Strategies

November 18, 2011
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) marked a historic expansion of access to health care for many people, and the federal and state exchanges will be a large part of that reform. Ideally, low- and middle-income consumers will buy insurance with subsidies through online health benefit exchanges, where...
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SC Medicaid Director Seeks to Remove Roadblocks to Medicaid Enrollment

November 18, 2011
By Sue Berkowitz While South Carolina is often a state cited for being first on list for outcomes that are bad and last in those that are good, we have some surprisingly positive news. The South Carolina Medicaid director Tony Keck, in his 2012-13 budget request to Gov. Haley, asked for an...
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Updated Research Gives Fresh Clues on Reaching Uninsured Children

November 18, 2011
by Tricia Brooks A recent survey by Lake Research Partners refreshes our knowledge of barriers to enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP. Commissioned by CMS for its Connecting Kids to Coverage initiative, the survey interviewed nearly 2,000 parents with income at or below 250% of the poverty level; about...
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Medicaid & CHIP Approval Rating Higher than Employer Coverage Among Parents

November 18, 2011
By Tricia Brooks Consistently over the years, studies have shown a high level of satisfaction by parents whose children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP. So it's no surprise that a recent survey conducted by Lake Research Partners for CMS confirms this finding once again. What is somewhat surprising...
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Connecting Kids to Coverage: A Message from Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

November 18, 2011
No child or young person should have to skip a doctor's appointment or go without the medicine they need because their family can't afford it. That shouldn't happen in America, and that's why the Obama Administration made children's health coverage a priority from the start. When President Obama...
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Using Mobile Phones to Help Families Access Vital Medicaid Coverage

November 18, 2011
Recent data shows that people of color and low-income populations are adopting mobile technology at a rapid pace and are increasingly using mobile tools to access the Internet. These tools enable new ways of interacting with the government and enrolling in public services. Instead of standing in...
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Talking Enrollment in the Windy City

November 18, 2011
My colleague Ani and I had the pleasure of attending the Second National Children’s Health Insurance Summit earlier this month in Chicago. The gathering, hosted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), was the official kick-off for the second round of outreach and enrollment grants...

Children’s Health is a National Priority

November 18, 2011
When it comes to the health of our nation, United Way cares about ensuring that everyone has health insurance, that folks eat well, and that Americans remain active and energized. Specifically for children, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program provide vital health care to children...

HERVotes Blog-A-Thon: Fighting Sexual Harassment

November 15, 2011
Welcome to the fifth #HERvotes blog carnival on the need to keep strong the laws and public policies to end sex discrimination and sexual harassment in schools and at the workplace. The HERvotes, a multi-organizational campaign launched in August 2011, advocates women must use our voices and votes...
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