title: Reaching for it. States struggle to gain new money for children's healthcare.
abstract: Last year's balanced-budget act authorized the creation of a state Children's Health Insurance Program and set aside federal funding for state children's healthcare plans. However, states can't get the feds' money unless they pony up some of their own dough. Not only are states worrying about how to come up with the money, they're also wondering how best to structure their children's healthcare plans.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008483:Medical Assistance / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States