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Child Health Insurance

By: Lorenda A. Naylor
In: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia
Edited by: Marilyn J. Coleman & Lawrence H. Ganong
Subject:American Studies, Family Studies (general)
Keywords:child health; children; health insurance; health programs; low income; managed care; Medicaid

Health insurance coverage is critical to the growth and success of children because health affects every aspect of a child's life. It influences a child's self-esteem, ability to learn, achieve skill sets, and develop social networks. Moreover, healthy children grow into ...

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  Naylor, L. (2014). Child health insurance. In M. J. Coleman, & L. H. Ganong (Eds.), The social history of the American family: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 189-190). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n87
  
  Naylor, Lorenda A. "Child Health Insurance." In The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, edited by Coleman, Marilyn J., and Lawrence H. Ganong, 189-90. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n87.
  
  Naylor, L. 2014. Child Health Insurance. In: Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong Editors, 2014. The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 189-190 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n87> [Accessed 21 Jun 2021].
  
  Naylor, Lorenda A. "Child Health Insurance." The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 189-90. SAGE Knowledge. 21 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n87.
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