American Public Health Association: SCHIP and Public Health
SCHIP page of APHA, the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals.
Children's Health Matters
Outreach program that facilitates enrollment of children in Medicaid and other insurance programs
Health Care Financing Administration: CHIP
Official federal site devoted to the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Covering Kids
National health access initiative for low-income, uninsured children, offering information on child health outreach, enrollment, and simplification strategies.
Families USA
Provides advocacy for consumers of family health care by acting as a watchdog over children's payer programs
FAMIS, Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan
FAMIS is Virginia's new low-cost health insurance for children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but do not have private health insurance.
Insure Kids Now
A White House initiative managed by the Department of Health and Human Services to insure America's children.
Maine Children with Special Health Needs Program
Program provides financial assistance for a childs medical care provided by specialists. Features state eligibility criteria, services, and contact information.
Maternal & Child's Health Policy
Specializes in issues affecting children, including those with special health care needs and those from low-income families.
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Research center at Georgetown University. This site includes issue papers on outreach and CHIP.
Children's Health Care
An estimated 10 million children have no medical insurance. Online NewsHour Transcript with Elizabeth Farnsworth and two health care experts.
Pee Dee Healthy Start Inc South Carolina
A prevention program in response to high infant mortality rates, low birth weight babies, inadequate health care for women of child bearing age and their families in rural areas in SC.
Almanac of Policy Issues: CHIP
Background information and links on the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
SD Children's Special Health Services
Use this page to find out about diagnostic, consultative, and care coordination services for children with special health care needs, including financial assistance
Maryland Covering Kids
Maryland Covering Kids aids enrollment of children into public and private health insurance through outreach activities.
West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition
A diverse group of individuals, agencies and organizations, both private and public, committed to improving access to quality health care for West Virginia’s children and families.
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