KidsFlash Fast Fact – Feb. 8, 2013
In 2011, 9.7 percent of all Colorado kids under age 19 were uninsured, according to a Colorado Health Institute analysis of data from the American Community Survey. Although the percentage of uninsured...
View ArticleLegislators and Partners Join for Lunch & Learn on Child Health
Legislators and Partners Join for Lunch & Learn on Child Health Colorado legislators and other partners who attended this week’s Child Health Lunch & Learn explored the history of child health...
View ArticleKidsFlash Fast Fact – April 26, 2013
In 2010, 19 percent of all children in Colorado had at least one parent who was uninsured at some point during the year, below the national average of 23 percent. Research shows that when parents are...
View ArticleContinued Focus on Children’s Coverage Needed as Health Reform Rolls Out in...
A coalition of child health advocates today urged Colorado policy makers to continue working toward covering all kids as health reform is implemented. Colorado has made great strides toward its goal of...
View ArticleColorado Earns More than $58 Million for Leadership on Kids’ Health Coverage
Colorado will receive a bonus payment of $58.5 million in recognition of its leadership role in getting more children health insurance coverage in 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
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Health Insurance Access and Coverage Subject of This Week’s Lunch and Learn
The Children’s Campaign partnered with All Kids Covered this week to host the second Lunch and Learn in our 2014 series, this time focusing on child health. The presentation included data on the state...
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Twelve Months Coverage Policy A Big Win for Health of Colorado Kids
This week, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing announced that children in Medicaid will be able to keep their coverage for 12 months, regardless of changes in family size or...
View ArticleHealth Reform Brings Significant Gains in Kids’ Health Care Coverage
Health advocates on Thursday celebrated the announcement from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) that nearly 23,000 additional children were enrolled in Medicaid and the...
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All Kids Covered Releases Brief on Health Care Quality
This week All Kids Covered released a new brief looking at the quality of health care services Colorado kids have access to and are using. While we have seen encouraging progress in getting kids...
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CHIP Momentum Building in Washington, D.C.
We have seen encouraging signs of progress at the federal level around extension of funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP, known as the Child Health Plan Plus, or CHP+, in...
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