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Community-Based Coalitions: Influencing Policy & Practice, Florida Covering Kids & Families
Community-Based Coalitions: Influencing Policy & Practice, Florida Covering Kids & Families
Florida Covering Kids & Families
Simple approaches to outreach can increase enrollment in CHIP. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2010) found community-based coalitions can be simple yet effective methods to communicate needed policy and practice changes to those “charged with implementing insurance coverage”. Community-based coalitions are able to bring to light enrollment and retention barriers increasing the awareness of stakeholders and hopefully, help to create effective solutions.
School-Based Outreach: A Way In, Florida Covering Kids & Families
School-Based Outreach: A Way In, Florida Covering Kids & Families
Florida Covering Kids & Families
According to the Urban Institute, 3.4 million U.S. children aged 6-18 are eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but are uninsured. These school-aged children make up about 68% of the total eligible but uninsured population. Child and family advocates have long considered schools to be valuable partners for Florida KidCare outreach.