ADVOCATE FOR HEALTH

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

Improving health outcomes for all Americans is a key aspect of United Way's goal of advancing the common good. With rising health costs, declining employer-based health coverage and increasing numbers of uninsured persons, it is imperative that we develop strategies to address the problems in our health care system.

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is a valuable weapon in the fight to address one of the problems we face — providing health insurance coverage for the millions of uninsured children in this country.