Covering All Kids: States Setting the Pace

Authors

Jennifer Ryan, George Washington University
Safiya Mojerie, George Washington University

Document Type

Issue Brief

Publication Date

9-30-2008

Abstract

Providing health insurance coverage for the uninsured is a challenge that has remained unresolved for decades. In the absence of a national solution, states have initiated their own efforts to expand access to health insurance coverage, particularly for children. This issue brief provides a history and status of state universal children’s coverage initiatives and features several states that appear to be setting the pace by developing successful strategies for expansion and cultivating the political will and leadership needed to institute them. In highlighting some of the key lessons that can be learned from states’ experiences, this paper may inform the broader discussion about health reform and offer some insights into the federal-state dynamics that are at play.

Comments

Issue brief no. 826

Recommended Citation

Ryan, Jennifer and Mojerie, Safiya, "Covering All Kids: States Setting the Pace" (2008). National Health Policy Forum. Paper 210.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_centers_nhpf/210

Open Access

yes