title: Growing strong. New government programs, building boom among positive vital signs for children's hospitals.
abstract: With 85% of kids in the U.S. covered by insurance, and their number expected to rise to 80 million by 2020, children's hospitals aren't just playing games. They're building new campuses, expanding existing hospitals, and taking advantage of private donations and the "kid-care" program.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hallam
mesh_terms: D002567:Certificate of Need / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002648:Child; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000639:trends; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D005653:Fund Raising; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000639:trends; D008484:Medicaid; D008483:Medical Assistance; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D006278:Medicare; D014481:United States; D014861:Washington