Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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In 1997 the U.S. government funded the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), but the 48 billion dollars initiative has had limited success in finding and enrolling uninsured children. While such children are more likely to receive care in emergency departments (EDs), no national initiative has targeted EDs for child health insurance outreach. ⋯ The ED may be an important outreach site for child health insurance programs. National efforts to address the lack of insurance among children should include partnerships with the ED.