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Covering Kids

PROLOGUE

Medicaid And Beyond

PROLOGUE: Addressing the continuing disparities in access to health care and insurance coverage is likely to be at the top of policymakers’ to-do list in the coming year. The papers in this section focus on the interaction between public and private insurance and how well public programs—particularly Medicaid—maintain a safety net for poor children, especially in light of recent welfare reforms.

Medicaid covers nearly half of poor people; one of every five children in America are eligible. The 1996 federal welfare reform law delinked Medicaid enrollment from welfare participation. Karl Kronebusch examines the impact of reform using a unique methodology; . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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