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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)