Kids might want a good push on the swing, A’s on their math quiz, parents who won’t embarrass them, schoolmates who won’t bully them, a foul ball at the Rangers game, ice cream with sprinkles. But no kid says — I want health insurance. Kids don’t know they need insurance. But, that’s the way the world works here in [...]
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Health insurance isn’t on any kid’s wish list
Posted in access, Children's health, CHIP, Medicaid, uninsured, tagged children's Medicaid, CHIPRA, Fort Worth CHIP, Methodist church, Tarrant County uninsured, Texas uninsured on April 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Cheers to our children’s advocates from Tarrant County
Posted in access, Children's health, Children's health insurance program, tagged children's health insurance program, children's Medicaid, Fort Worth CHIP, Methodist church, Tarrant County CHIP, Texas uninsured on April 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A big thanks to everyone who went to Austin with us to express our support for a strong Medicaid/CHIP system in Texas. We were thrilled to join about 250 others from throughout the state who were called to speak up on behalf of our state’s children. The Cover Texas Now Advocacy Day received a tremendous amount of media attention. If nothing else, [...]
Outreach continues through Tarrant County churches
Posted in 1, tagged children's Medicaid, Methodist church, Tarrant County CHIP, Tarrant County uninsured, uninsured children Texas on January 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Central Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church has posted a story about Tarrant County’s outreach to sign up children for Medicaid and CHIP. A conference reporter attended our recent training at St. Stephen United Methodist Church, where the Rev. Mary Spradlin is pastor, and posted a story about the importance of reducing the number [...]