Senator Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, unveiled the "MediKids Act" on Tuesday.

Healthcare is critical for a child’s long-term well-being. Children who have access to insurance coverage are more likely to receive preventive care and services such as routine physicals, ...

Murphy is a resident physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Keppel is a resident physician at Brigham and Women’s and Boston Children’s hospitals. With the passage of President Trump’s tax bill and its ...

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health estimated that 42 percent of American children will experience at least one gap in health insurance coverage before they turn 18 in a study published ...

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) play critical roles in US child health coverage, but children frequently endure uninsured periods, and recent federal health policy changes ...

Thirty-eight percent of US children depend on publicly financed health insurance, reflecting both its expansion and the steady erosion of employment-based coverage. Continued funding for the ...

Insurance options for children include Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or private health insurance programs. Income levels can affect which insurance options a person’s ...