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December 10, 2014 Before spending the holidays with those near and dear, we’d like to share some health policy cheer. ‘Tis the week for the Finish Line Flash, and we kick off with jolly coverage news from the Urban Institute that the uninsured rate for adults has continued to decline in 2014. Health Affairs gifted…

Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.

Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.

Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.

Below are the National Covering Kids and Families Network Newsletters. All newsletters are available in PDF format unless otherwise noted. 2011 August 18 August 4 July 19 July 5 June 17 June 7 May 20 May 6 April 15 March 31 March 17 March 4 February 16 February 2 January 21 January 7 2010 December…

Numerous reports and evaluations were conducted during and after the Covering Kids and Families grant project, all of which are available on the Robert Wood Johnson website.  Below are some of the reports NCKF members may find interesting and helpful to their work. Covering Kids & Families Evaluation: A Continuing Program for Increasing Insurance Coverage…

October 25, 2010 Included in this webinar is a presentation by Jenny Kenney at the Urban Institute about the chartbook they developed with the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation about their new research on eligible but unenrolled children.  There are two additional presentations about how to reach uninsured children- one from Alison Betty…

February 8, 2011 This webinar included a presentation about the new options states have to improve and expand coverage for children through Medicaid and CHIP through CHIPRA.  Special attention was paid to how a state could earn performance bonus dollars for making significant improvements to its Medicaid enrollment through cutting red tape in its CHIP…

May 17, 2011 This webinar focused on the simplification strategies available to states to get and keep children covered. We learned more about the national picture and which states have adopted various strategies, some of the successes and some of the lessons learned. Speakers from Alabama and Iowa presented on specific strategies that they have…

September 13, 2011 As Washington does what it does best – play politics and propose policy – what impacts will there be on children’s coverage? Recent proposed regulations on eligibility and enrollment in Medicaid, CHIP and the Exchanges have significant implications for outreach, simplification and coordination of children’s coverage as we approach 2014.  All the…

Webinars CHIPRA Cycle II Grantees: Successful Strategies to Enroll Eligible Children in Medicaid and CHIP February 27, 2012   The Twenty-First Century Enrollment Experience December 15, 2011   Politics and Policy in Washington: Potential Impacts on Enrollment, Simplification and Coordination of Children’s Coverage September 13, 2011   Simplification: What’s Working in Getting and Keeping Children…

Membership Information What is the National Covering Kids & Families (NCKF) Network? The NCKF Network plays a critical intermediary role between national, state, and local policymakers and consumers by maximizing outreach, enrollment, retention, and utilization in health coverage programs. NCKF Network is a diverse group of local, state and national organizations that promote policies and…

The National Covering Kids & Families Network (NCKFN) is a community of organizations and individuals committed to advancing health care coverage and equal access to high quality health care. The network seeks to sustain and build upon the strength and collective expertise of grantees from the national Covering Kids & Families (CKF) initiative as well…

Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.

Georgetown CCF’s Strengthening Medicaid project, which ran from 2007 to 2009, developed fresh approaches to strengthening Medicaid. The project was founded on the recognition that a strong Medicaid program is central to achieving key health care reform goals such as expanding coverage and controlling costs. To that end, the project developed specific recommendations to build…