Date of Award
4-2009
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Patrick Donnay
Abstract
On February 4th, 2009, President Obama signed into law the reauthorization of the Children Health Insurance Program. The federal government will now spend 30 billion dollars towards the goal of ensuring that more children in the United States are insured. I investigate this particular health care policy and look at the different dynamics that affect the ultimate goal of universal health insurance for children. Because this program allows for state flexibility under broad federal guidelines, one is able to look at individual states, and their particular actions and characteristics, to determine the best approach to insuring the most children. Findings in my research establish that social factors such as diversity of a state's population play an important role in the number of uninsured children in various states.
Recommended Citation
White, Erik, "Children's Health Insurance Program: The Dynamics of Federalism and Health Care Policy" (2009). Political Science Theses and Capstones. 82.
https://pines.bemidjistate.edu/capstone-polisci/82
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