America's Children: Health Insurance and Access to Care

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R18
Summary 1-8
1 Introduction and Overview 9-22
2 Health Insurance and Children in America 23-43
3 Health Insurance and Access to Care 44-64
4 Safety Net Providers 65-80
5 Medicaid 81-101
6 State and Private Insurance Initiatives 102-119
7 Children's Health Care Needs 120-140
Appendix A Market-Based Approaches to Insurance Reform 141-154
Appendix B Information for Accountability 155-169
Appendix C Public Workshop Agenda and Participants 170-176
Appendix D Members of Liaison Panel 177-184
Appendix E Committee and Staff Biographies 185-188
Index 189-198

MEDICAID COVERS A HIGHER PROPORTION OF YOUNGER CHILDREN

Employer-Based Coverage
Age Group	Number (in millions)	Percent
Ages 0-5	13.7	31.9
Ages 6-12	17.0	39.5
Ages 13-17	12.3	28.7
Total	43.0	100.0

Medicaid Coverage
Age Group	Number (in millions)	Percent
Ages 0-5	7.2	43.6
Ages 6-12	6.1	36.8
Ages 13-17	3.2	19.6
Total	16.5	100.0

Uninsured
Age group	Number (in millions)	Percent
Ages 0-5	3.2	33.2
Ages 6-12	3.8	38.4
Ages 13-17	2.8	28.4
Total	9.8	100.0

FIGURE 2.4

Patterns of children's health insurance coverage by age, for employer-based insurance, Medicaid,and children without coverage, United States, 1995. SOURCE: EBRI, 1997, special tabulations. Estimates are based on data from the 1996 Current Population Survey, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R18

Summary 1-8

1 Introduction and Overview 9-22

2 Health Insurance and Children in America 23-43

3 Health Insurance and Access to Care 44-64

4 Safety Net Providers 65-80

5 Medicaid 81-101

6 State and Private Insurance Initiatives 102-119

7 Children's Health Care Needs 120-140

Appendix A Market-Based Approaches to Insurance Reform 141-154

Appendix B Information for Accountability 155-169

Appendix C Public Workshop Agenda and Participants 170-176

Appendix D Members of Liaison Panel 177-184

Appendix E Committee and Staff Biographies 185-188

Index 189-198