Eugene Lewit
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Extending Funding for CHIP in 2015 is Key to Sustaining Gains for Children
Eugene Lewit | February 12, 2015 |
In a time of partisan inertia, heightened concern about income inequality and the welfare of children, and disagreement about the ability of government programs …
The Potential Impact on Children and Families of Ending Federal Funding for CHIP in 2015
Eugene Lewit | February 6, 2015 |
Though the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has proven successful, earning broad bipartisan support among policymakers and voters, Congress has not yet advanced legislation to …
Outreach, Enrollment and Retention
Eugene Lewit | May 12, 2014 |
This brief is the third in a series exploring how lessons learned from the first three to five years of Children’s Health Insurance Program …
CHIP Success a Model for ACA State-Federal Partnerships
Eugene Lewit | March 3, 2014 |
With state legislatures working their way through their 2014 sessions, attention in a number of states is focused on the actions states can take …
Successfully Navigating the CHIP State-Federal Relationship and Challenges to State Implementation
Eugene Lewit | February 25, 2014 |
This brief is the second in a series exploring how lessons learned from the first three to five years of Children’s Health Insurance Program …
CHIP Roll Out and Early Enrollment – Implications for the ACA
Eugene Lewit | October 23, 2013 |
This brief is the first in a series exploring how lessons learned from the first three to five years of Children’s Health Insurance Program …
Prospects for Continued Progress on Children’s Health Insurance in the Seven Southwestern States: The Perceptions of State-based Advocates
First Focus, Anne Dunkelberg, Bill Jordan, Eugene Lewit, Karen Crompton, Kelly Hardy, Matt Jewett, Pilar Mendoza | October 10, 2012 |
Creative, thoughtful, and tenacious advocacy has played an important role in securing significant improvements in health coverage for children in Southwestern states. This paper …
Public Programs That Work – Good News on Children’s Coverage
Eugene Lewit | February 29, 2012 |
This column originally appeared in the Huffington Post on February 29, 2012 Late last year, while official Washington and its pundits were busy deconstructing …
Getting To the Finish Line: Investments in State-Based Advocacy Show Real Returns in Covering Uninsured Children
Eugene Lewit, Liane Wong | February 11, 2011 |
Even though last week seemed like it was all about the run-up to the Super Bowl, many of us in the nation had another …