Resources
Additional Studies and Reports Relating to Children's Heatlh Coverage
What Happens to SCHIP After March 31, 2009?: The Congressional Research Service examines the current state of SCHIP laws, regulations and budget issues and projects the status of funding for SCHIP programs after March 31, 2009 when the current appropriation for SCHIP sunsets.
How Much Does Churning in Medi-Cal Cost? A report funded by the California Endowment examines the stability of enrollment of California's children in Medi-Cal, the cost to the continuity of care and the costs the State of California of processing and re-processing ("churning") of children through the Medi-Cal system.
Haves and Have-Nots: A Look at Children's Use of Dental Care in California: This snapshot from the California Healthcare Foundation presents a detailed look at racial and ethnic differences, as well as other factors, that contribute to disparities in dental care for California's children.
What Does It Take for a Family to Afford to Pay for Health Care?: This telling report from UCLA Center for Health Policy Research,provides insight into how much Californians can afford to pay for health care. It finds that even Californians with incomes well above three times the poverty line care may need partial subsidies to afford healthcare for their families.
Findings from Three Independent Studies of Healthy Kids Programs: Los Angeles, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties: A State Legislative Briefing, Sacramento, CA, January 8, 2008. This power point presentation provides background information and evaluation results from three Healthy Kids programs in terms of access to care and the impacts on insurance rates and health status of children resulting from the programs.