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Group Finds Problems With KCHIP Report

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009   

FRANKFORT, Ky. - At least 13 states have invested millions of dollars this year to cover more children with government health insurance, but Kentucky isn't one of them.

Governor Steve Beshear says the state has seen an increase in the number of eligible children enrolling in the Kentucky Children's Health Program (K-CHIP), but a recent report by the nonprofit Friedell Committee cites an overall lack of awareness about the program by the people who would use it.

The report recommends a strategy to help more parents and healthcare providers understand K-CHIP. Committee member Laurel True, of Kentucky Voices for Health, says the group is making several recommendations to promote the K-CHIP program.

"One of the things we said was, just (provide) some clear communication-type information. Make it just as plain as you possibly can - and make it encouraging, seeking out these people."

The department that oversees the insurance program has said it is on target to reach a goal of enrolling 35,000 new children by this time next year. True suggests officials take advantage of the upcoming school year to inform parents about K-CHIP.

"The biggest thing is going into the school system, when children are enrolling in the fall; be right there when they're going through that line, ask them if they're signed up and give that information to them."

True says the Friedell Committee made several other recommendations, both for state and local actions, to promote awareness of K-CHIP and increase enrollment of eligible children.



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