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The HUSKY program: an opportunity to insure Connecticut's children
1Yale University, USA.
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Connecticut
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Policy
- Pediatric Health
Background:
- Millions of children remain uninsured nationwide.
- The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was established in 1997 to address this.
- Connecticut has actively implemented CHIP through its HUSKY program.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the implementation of Connecticut's HUSKY program.
- To identify strategies for enrolling uninsured children in HUSKY.
- To leverage community resources for child health insurance outreach.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of Connecticut's HUSKY program implementation.
- Review of enrollment data for uninsured children.
- Exploration of outreach strategies utilizing community resources.
Main Results:
- Connecticut's HUSKY program has enrolled over 4,000 children.
- The program presents an opportunity to insure low-income children.
- Innovative outreach is needed to reach all uninsured children.
Conclusions:
- Connecticut's HUSKY program is a key initiative for child health insurance.
- Effective outreach strategies are crucial for program success.
- Community and cultural resources can enhance enrollment of uninsured children.
Abstract:
Uninsured children in Connecticut represent a diverse group, and insuring them is a monumental task. In August 1997, President Clinton signed into law the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides $47 billion in funds to states over the next 10 years to insure the nation's low-income children. Connecticut has been a leader in modeling the federal Children's Health Insurance Program into action. Connecticut's version of the program, Healthcare for UninSured Kids and Youth, (HUSKY), was enacted over the summer, and, to date, has enrolled over 4,000 children in the program. Connecticut's HUSKY program provides a timely opportunity for the state, as well as community health centers and other primary-care facilities, to reach those uninsured children in Connecticut's communities and move the children into the HUSKY program. In order to achieve this goal, innovative outreach strategies need to be designed that utilize cultural and community resources to locate and insure these children.