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The State Children’s Health Insurance Program

Monday, April 9th, 2012

For the past ten years, the initiation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the augmented drive for the insurance coverage for children which was created by the new program revealed a striking decrease in the statistics of the uninsured children. However, there are still loads of works that need to be done. [...]

Vaccination Gaps in the US

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

As developed as the US is, there is alarming news that states not all children are up to date on their required vaccinations. The previously signed SCHIP program of President Obama had that area as one of the action points and was set to get more children the preventive care they needed . Data shows [...]

Child’s Health Insurance Update

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) into law a few years back in hopes of getting the children the health insurance coverage they need. Years after the signing of the stated bill, records show that there is still quite a lot of work to do before the true meaning to the said [...]

Good News for Children

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Some 4 million children both citizen and non-citizen are to receive accreditation for health care as part of Pres. Obama’s drive to boost the reach of health care to those who need it most. Many children in America have suffered due to inadequate coverage of the past health care system which is one of the [...]

Beware of the Melamine Scare

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Here’s a heads-up for consumers. Beware of Chinese milk products that may be contaminated with melamine. Since early September, melamine-contaminated baby formula has sickened more than 54,000 children in China and is being blamed for at least four deaths. The chemical is typically used as a component in plastic but can be used to seemingly [...]

The Children’s Health Insurance Issue

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Image Source: www.allamericanpatriots.com The issues of the cost of health insurance premiums and their role in the adding up of child support pursuant are complicated. On the one hand, both parents are deemed to have a responsibility to offer health insurance if it is obtainable to them below certain cost. Often, however, one parent provides [...]

Healthcare Providers

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Starting by the year 2000, the nation has set a preventive health goal. The target is to have an immunization rates of 90 percent for generally suggested vaccines to children that belong to 19-35 months of age. They intend to achieve this goal by year 2010. It’s good to take note that some states have [...]