States' revenue troubles lead to lackluster SCHIP enrollment efforts: economic downturn, legislative policies help slow growth.(Healthcare Programs)

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When it comes to healthcare coverage, many low-wage workers are between that proverbial rock and hard place. An economic downturn and fewer companies offering coverage has led many to seek state or federal programs to help cover their families, while tight budgets mean legislators are seeking ways to slow this very growth.

So says two reports released by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The first report studied enrollment in State Children's Health...

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