Access and Insurance

Agency Press Releases

Date	Title
10/21/08	More than 2 Million Children with Insured Parents Are Uninsured; Most Are Low or Middle Income

MEPS Reports

MEPS Chartbook, No. 1:
Children's Health 1996
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 12:
Children's Access to Necessary Health Care, Fall 2001 (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 28:
Health Insurance Status of Children in America: 1996-2002 Estimates for the Non-institutionalized Population Under Age 18 (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 44:
Health Insurance Status of Children in America, 1996-2003: Estimates for the U.S. Population under Age 18 (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 75:
Access to Needed Medical Care Among Children Under 18 Years of Age With Special Health Care Needs, 2002 (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 85:
Health Insurance Status of Children in America, 1996-2004: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 18 (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 99:
Trends in Children's Health Insurance Coverage for Families with Children, 1996-2002 (First Half) (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 100:
Trends in Children's Eligibility for Public Insurance for Families with Children, 1996-2002 (First Half) (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 113:
Children's Dental Care: Periodicity of Checkups and Access to Care, 2003 (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 131:
Health Insurance Status of Children in America, First Half 1996-2005: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 18 (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 141:
Changes in Children's Health Insurance Status, 1996-2005: Estimates for the U. S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 18 (PDF Help)
MEPS Statistical Brief, No. 172:
Health Insurance Status of Children in America, First Half 1996-2006: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 18 (PDF Help)

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Research Findings

Child Health Research Findings: Costs, Use, and Access to Care

Research Activities, July 2008:
Housing instability and food insecurity among low-income children are linked to diminished access to health care
Children with private insurance have better access to specialty care than those with public and no insurance
Children often lose Medicaid coverage when their parents do, even though they are still eligible
As parents gain a job with private health insurance coverage, their children may lose public coverage
Public health insurance coverage continues to play an important role for working families with children
Research Activities, April 2008:
White children are about twice as likely to use stimulants as black and Hispanic children
Concerns about SCHIP expansions crowding out private insurance are not borne out in New York
Research Activities, March 2008:
A short homeless period among youth "aged out" of the foster care system affects care access, but not health
Research Activities, February 2008:
Children with special health care needs seem to benefit from Medicaid managed care programs with case managers
Research Activities, January 2008:
Medicaid-insured parents could benefit from educational programs to promote more judicious use of antibiotics
Research Activities, December 2007:
Over 5 million eligible children remain uninsured, despite SCHIP enrollment gains
Many underinsured U.S. children are not getting needed vaccines due to the current vaccine financing system
Family-centered, high quality primary care is linked to fewer nonurgent emergency department visits by children
Research Activities, July 2007:
Hospitalization patterns change as young people with congenital heart disease transition from adolescence to adulthood
Research Activities, June 2007:
The State Children's Health Insurance Program can improve care access, use, and quality for children with special health care needs and adolescents
Research Activities, May 2007:
The shortage of pediatric rheumatologists limits residency training in pediatric rheumatology among general pediatricians
Study provides the first national estimates of the average distances that children travel to see a pediatric subspecialist
Research Activities, March 2007:
Children are more likely to attend a weight management program if location and time are convenient for parents
State Children's Health Insurance Programs have improved access to care for previously uninsured children
Urban influence codes reveal more about children's patterns of health care use and coverage
The financial burden of health care for people under age 65 increased between 1996 and 2003
Forty percent of families who leave welfare for work have no health insurance 19 months later
Research Activities, February 2007:
Many children do not receive recommended well-child visits during the year, especially disadvantaged children
Research Activities, January 2007:
State children's health insurance and premium-subsidy programs do not always provide a bridge to private health insurance
Research Activities, November 2006:
Uninsured children's access to care is influenced by the availability and capacity of a local safety net
Research Activities, August 2006:
Twice as many minority children than white children with special health care needs do not receive needed vision care
Studies highlight the value of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to inform trends in care costs, coverage, use, and access
Research Activities, July 2006:
Aggressive Medicaid and SCHIP outreach programs are needed to enroll Latino children
Enrollment in New York's State Children's Health Insurance Program improves asthma care quality and access
Research Activities, May 2006
Parents of children with special health care needs identify multiple barriers to accessing care for their children
Research Activities, March 2006
SCHIP significantly decreases uninsurance and increases public insurance for children in low-income families
Research Activities, February 2006:
Expansion in public health insurance for children lessens the financial burden of health care for low-income families
Research Activities, January 2006:
State-subsidized health insurance programs provide both benefits and difficulties for low-income children
Research Activities, December 2005:
Randomized trial reveals community-based case managers increase public insurance enrollment of uninsured Latino children
Study strengthens argument against implementing rollbacks in the State Children's Health Insurance Program
Research Activities, August 2005:
Efforts beyond expanding health coverage may be needed to improve access and quality for low-income and minority children
Certain managed care organization characteristics can increase specialty care use among chronically ill low-income children
Research Activities, July 2005:
Higher copayments of 3-tier drug formularies reduce the likelihood that individuals will use certain medications
Research Activities, June 2005:
Rural hospitals appear to deliver care similar to nonrural hospitals for many common pediatric conditions
Research Activities, May 2005:
Children with special health care needs generally use more health services and have higher costs than other children
Children of working poor parents continue to be at a disadvantage for health care access and use
Research Activities, April 2005:
More frequent placements of foster children increase their reliance on emergency departments for outpatient care
Research Activities, January 2005:
Children with special needs often don't receive the health care services and assistive devices they need
Research Activities, November 2004:
About 13 percent of U.S. children and 26 percent of those with disabilities or chronic illness see a specialist in a year
Experts examine quality improvement in children's health care
Research Activities, October 2004:
CHIRI™ study finds that SCHIP benefits low-income children, and vulnerable children share in the improvements
Research Activities, September 2004:
Children with special health care needs in Medicaid managed care plans receive more needed care than those in Medicaid FFS plans
Research Activities, July 2004:
Children's health insurance coverage has increased, more care has shifted to outpatient sites, and expenditures have declined
Inner-city parents often have limited knowledge about managed care rules and practices
Research Activities, May 2004:
Researchers find New York SCHIP improves health care access, continuity, and quality

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