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Health care policy makers and health reformers have become increasingly concerned with improving access to health care for children. Health insurance, often referred to as an “enabling factor,” is a crucial component of health care access. Health insurance facilitates the use of health services by providing financial access to the health care system (Simpson, Bloom, Cohen, & Parsons, 1997). Nearly 11 million children went without health insurance in 1996—the highest number and proportion of uninsured children since 1987 (Bennefield, 1997; General Accounting Office, 1996).
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Esser-Stuart, J.E., Judd, A.H., Palmer, T.M., Wheat, J.R. (1999). The Bibb County Child Caring Foundation (BCCCF): A Story that Needs to be Shared. In: Chibucos, T.R., Lerner, R.M. (eds) Serving Children and Families Through Community-University Partnerships. Outreach Scholarship, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5053-2_3
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