Would you care for a cricket chip?
Would you care for a cricket chip? Image of cricket chips called "chirps" from Six Foods. (http://www.sixfoods.com/#product) Crickets are the first insect to now be farmed for human consumption in the...
View ArticleInsurance for children: Medicaid, CHIP, and the "family glitch"
Insurance for children: Medicaid, CHIP, and the "family glitch"The latest issue of the journal Health Affairs focuses on children's health, and one of the major topics is health insurance for children....
View ArticleStudy: Medicaid, CHIP score higher than private insurance on access to kids’...
Study: Medicaid, CHIP score higher than private insurance on access to kids’ preventive carePublic health insurance programs often get a bad rap, despite a growing positive evidence base on their...
View ArticleSpread the word: Affordable Care Act enrollment open until Jan. 31
Spread the word: Affordable Care Act enrollment open until Jan. 31We’re just a humble little public health blog. But we can still do our part. If you or someone you know need help getting health...
View ArticleStudy: Kids with chronic health problems will face greater financial burdens...
Study: Kids with chronic health problems will face greater financial burdens if forced out of CHIPMore than 8 million U.S. children depend on the Children’s Health Insurance Program for access to...
View ArticleWe’re close to universal insurance coverage for kids. The GOP health care...
We’re close to universal insurance coverage for kids. The GOP health care bills would reverse that.The House and Senate health care bills are overflowing with proposals that will strip Americans of...
View ArticleCHIP provides health insurance to nearly 9 million kids. Its funding expires...
CHIP provides health insurance to nearly 9 million kids. Its funding expires on Sept. 30.Earlier this week, members of the Senate Finance Committee announced an agreement to extend funding for the...
View ArticleIt's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?We made it to October without letting Congressional Republicans ravage our healthcare system, so that's a relief. However, the fact that it's...
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