Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Millions In Federal Funds Awarded To State Groups To Cover Uninsured Children
Five nonprofit organizations and community groups in Texas, including three in the Houston area, have been awarded a combined $4.78 million by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to boost efforts to enroll the state's nearly three-quarters of a million uninsured children, the federal agency announced on Monday. (Dean, 6/13)
Two Pennsylvania nonprofits will share nearly $1.5 million in federal money to increase low-income children's access to health care in the state - an award that is especially timely. (Wood, 6/14)
The non-profit community development group Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation, or Seedco, will receive $950,000 over the next two years to help find and enroll children who are eligible for public health insurance in Maryland, officials from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Cohn, 6/13)
