Monday, August 14, 2006
In the nine years since Congress approved the government-funded State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) the proportion of U.S. children without health insurance has dropped 20 percent, even though the sum number of uninsured Americans is rising, a new report shows.
The State of Kids' Coverage report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) revealed that the number of uninsured children has declined by 2 million since SCHIP's formation and the new expansion of Medicaid coverage.
"The decline in the number of uninsured kids is a rare piece of fine news for our nation's health care system," said Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and chief executive officer of RWJF, the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving Americans' health and health care.
The federal government contributed $4 billion yearly to SCHIP in fiscal 2004 and 2005. It would give $5 billion in the upcoming fiscal year.
The State of Kids' Coverage report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) revealed that the number of uninsured children has declined by 2 million since SCHIP's formation and the new expansion of Medicaid coverage.
"The decline in the number of uninsured kids is a rare piece of fine news for our nation's health care system," said Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and chief executive officer of RWJF, the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving Americans' health and health care.
The federal government contributed $4 billion yearly to SCHIP in fiscal 2004 and 2005. It would give $5 billion in the upcoming fiscal year.
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