title: Health insurance for children: a new federal initiative and opportunity.
abstract: In 1997, Congress enacted the State Children's Health Insurance Program to extend health insurance coverage to low-income children who are ineligible for other insurance, including Medicaid. The program is reviewed and considered in terms of children's access to health care and their health status.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8706, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swerdloff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005006:Ethnicity; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States