View a list of publications that provide information on State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP) and related issues
Visit Families USA, a resource for information on Medicaid, Managed Care and Children's Health Expansion
The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) provides health insurance to uninsured children of low-wage working parents. SCHIP was signed into law in 1997 by President Clintion and is also know at Title XXI of the Social Security Act.
AMA SCHIP-related resources and activities
The November 2005 issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine contains the article, Disparities in the Financial Burden of Children's Healthcare Expenditures. AMA members and Archives subscribers can view the article that examines whether income-related disparities in the burden of children's out-of-pocket health care expenditures have diminished with the expansions in public insurance for children in low-income families.
View Health Insurance and Adolescents: Protecting Medicaid and SCHIP, Covering Older Adolecents and Young Adults, (PDF, 73KB) a presentation by Abigail English, JD, Center for Adolescent Health and the Law at the June 2005 meeting of the AMA-ACPM National Coalition for Adolescent Health.
The AMA is a national partner in Covering Kids & Families, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to increase the number of children and families enrolled in existing health care programs. Learn more about Covering Kids and Families.
The AMA Medical Student Section is actively promoting medical student community service on this issue.
Find out more about AMA activities and efforts aimed at expanding coverage for the uninsured and increasing access to care.
Additional links and resources
Please note that these links may take you off the AMA's Web site. They are provided for informational purposes only. A listing here does not indicate endorsement by the AMA.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
American Academy of Pediatrics
Center for Adolescent Health and the Law
Health Care Financing Administration's Insure Kids Now!
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
National Mental Health Association
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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