The Uninsured

Latest News

Families USA: Number of Uninsured Decreased; But Census Report Shows Growing Health Coverage Problems (8/26/08)
Center for Children and Families Statement on New Census Data on Uninsured Children (8/26/08)
Campaign for Children's Health Care: No Shelter from the Storm: American's Uninsured Children (9/28/06)
HNR: Senate HELP Committee Approves Bill That Would Seriously Weaken Health Insurance Consumer Protections (3/17/06)
HNR: State of the Union Address Foreshadows Fiscal 2007 Budget Proposals (2/3/06)
WashPost: GOP Leaders Agree to $41.6 Billion Spending Cut (12/19/05)
HNR: House and Senate to Attempt Passing a Final Bill Cutting Aid to Poor (12/9/05)
NYTimes: GOP Forces $50 Billion in Budget Cuts Through House (11/18/05)

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Policy Analyses and Research

Families USA: Americans at Risk: One in Three Uninsured (March 2009) State reports available
Families USA: Left Behind: America's Uninsured Children (November 2008)
Families USA: Still Too Many Uninsured Children (August 2008)
CBPP: Expanding Medicaid a less Costly Way to Cover More Low-Income Uninsured Than Expanding Private Insurance (6/26/08)
Center for Children and Families: New CMS Letter on the August 17th Directive Does Not Materially Change the Policy But Does Raise New Questions (5/8/08)
Center for Children and Families: Out of Touch: A Status Report on CMS's August 17th Directive (5/5/08)
Families USA: Dying for Coverage State Reports (March-April 2008)
Alliance for Health Reform: Health Care Coverage in America: Understanding the Issues and Proposed Solutions (March 2008)
Families USA: 9 Million Children and Counting: the Administration's Attack on Health Coverage for America's Children (February 2008)

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Government Resources

Status and text of H.R. 4241 "Deficit Reduction Act" (The budget reconciliation bill approved by the House 11/18/05)
Status of Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act (ICHIA - S. 1104 introduced by Sen. Clinton 5/23/05)
Children's Health Improvement and Protection Act (S 2759 introduced 7/22/04)
Children's Health Improvement and Protection Act (HR 4936 introduced 7/22/04)

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