Ask the Experts: Children's Health Care 4/4/2006
Kaiser Family Foundation Broadcast Studio, Washington, D.C.
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As National Public Health Week focuses on raising healthy kids in the U.S., "Ask the Experts" will explore the policy issues facing children's health care. Panelists will answer your questions about children's health care financing, expanding access and coverage, disparities and more.
Moderator:
Panelists:
- Georges Benjamin, M.D., FACP, executive director, American Public Health Association
- Robin Rudowitz, M.P.A., principal policy analyst, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
- Christy Ferguson, J.D., president and CEO, FirstFocus
A new issue brief by the Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured examines the similarities and difference between Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) as well as the implications of applying some SCHIP design features to the Medicaid program. Medicaid and SCHIP are often compared because they both serve low-income populations. However, the populations served, the coverage offered and the structure of these programs have differed in important ways. With the passage of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, states can now apply some SCHIP-like principles to the Medicaid program. For more information click here.
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