Health Insurance Coverage for Children in NC
The bill that will provide government sponsored health insurance to millions of low-income children across the country was signed into law by President Obama earlier this week. Currently about 7 million children nationally receive health insurance through state funded programs, but millions still fall through the cracks and remain uninsured. Estimates project that this program will allow an additional 4 million children to receive health coverage nationwide.
The federal program will mean 24,000 uninsured North Carolina children who didn’t qualify for NC Health Choice, North Carolina’s state sponsored health insurance program for children. The new eligibility requirements go into effect on April 1, 2009
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