children's health insurance

Months long waitlists, out-of-pocket costs and a burgeoning mental health crisis is pushing care out of reach for some families.

After letting funding lapse for 114 days, the United States has reached an agreement for funding CHIP, the federally-run health insurance program for…

Funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program expired in September. Millions of children could lose coverage, unless Congress acts soon to restore the money to keep the program running.

Congress finally seems ready to take action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program after funding lapsed Sept. 30.Before the deadline, lawmakers were…

Recent health laws were supposed to give people easier access to mental health care. But some adults who have anxiety or depression and need help are still having a tough time lining up treatment.

The leaders and members must, in a word, compromise. And on this occasion, Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi did just that, with skill and savvy.

After the elderly, children are the most highly-insured age group in the United States. Credit for that goes to a 13-year old program called the Child…