You Are Here: AHRQ Home > Child and Adolescent Health > Access and Insurance
Agency Press Releases
News and Numbers
MEPS Topics: Children's Insurance Coverage
Top of Page
Child Health Research Findings: Costs, Use, and Access to Care
Research Activities, July 2009:Quality and accessible primary care is linked to fewer emergency department visits by Medicaid-insured children Family and insurance factors are linked to poorer control of children's asthma Research Activities, June 2009:Minority children from disadvantaged families use more urgent care and less preventive care for their asthmaResearch Activities, April 2009: Design of the public insurance plan can reduce the time to a child's first dental visit after enrollment Children in rural areas must travel far distances to receive pediatric specialty care Research Activities, February 2009: Minority children with asthma frequently use emergency departments for care Research Activities, December 2008: More than 2 million children with insured parents are uninsured Research Activities, November 2008: Minority children are half as likely as white children to receive specialized therapies More U.S. children are getting government dental insurance Research Activities, October 2008: Children with asthma have more prescriptions filled when their health plans notify their doctors after a serious episode Research Activities, September 2008: Intimate partner violence affects the abused women as well as the care use and costs of their children Most children who enroll in SCHIP still have some type of health insurance a year later Untreated tooth decay remains a substantial problem for children with public insurance coverageGaps in children's health insurance are linked to unmet health care needs 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 insuranceChildren 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 coveragePublic 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 healthResearch Activities, February 2008: Children with special health care needs seem to benefit from Medicaid managed care programs with case managersResearch Activities, January 2008: Medicaid-insured parents could benefit from educational programs to promote more judicious use of antibioticsResearch 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
AHRQ Home | Questions? | Contact AHRQ | Site Map | Accessibility | Privacy Policy | Freedom of Information Act | Disclaimers U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | The White House | USA.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 Telephone: (301) 427-1364