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Campaign for Children's Health Care:
Through no fault of their own, these youngest and most vulnerable members of society lack coverage for the health services they need to develop into healthy, productive adults.
And despite the common misconception that these children somehow manage to get the care they need even though they are uninsured, the truth is that uninsured children fare far worse than their insured counterparts when it comes to a host of crucial medical services, including doctor visits, dental care, vision care, and prescription drugs.
Over the past 10 years, the advent of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the increased push for children's coverage that the new program created have led to marked declines in the number of uninsured children.
It is based on data projections from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau (2004-2006), as well as the 2005 National Health Interview Survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Posted on October 5, 2006 12:28 AM
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