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Children's Health Insurance Issues  - http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/health/kids.htm  A number of articles within the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Health Policy.  FAMIS, Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan  - http://www.famis.org  FAMIS is Virginia's new low-cost health insurance for children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but do not have private health insurance.  American Public Health Association: SCHIP and Public Health  - http://www.apha.org/ppp/schip/  SCHIP page of APHA, the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals.  Maternal & Child's Health Policy  - http://www.mchpolicy.org  Specializes in issues affecting children, including those with special health care needs and those from low-income families.  Families USA  - http://www.familiesusa.org  Provides advocacy for consumers of family health care by acting as a watchdog over children's payer programs  Children's Health Care  - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec97/healthcare_8-25a.html  An estimated 10 million children have no medical insurance. Online NewsHour Transcript with Elizabeth Farnsworth and two health care experts.  Almanac of Policy Issues: CHIP  - http://www.policyalmanac.org/health/chip.shtml  Background information and links on the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).  Children's Health Matters  - http://www.childrenshealthmatters.org  Outreach program that facilitates enrollment of children in Medicaid and other insurance programs  Health Care Financing Administration: CHIP  - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/schip/  Official federal site devoted to the Children's Health Insurance Program.  National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health  - http://www.ncemch.org/  Research center at Georgetown University. This site includes issue papers on outreach and CHIP.  Covering Kids  - http://www.coveringkids.org/  National health access initiative for low-income, uninsured children, offering information on child health outreach, enrollment, and simplification strategies.  Insure Kids Now  - http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/  A White House initiative managed by the Department of Health and Human Services to insure America's children.  Maryland Covering Kids  - http://www.umaryland.edu/ckids/  Maryland Covering Kids aids enrollment of children into public and private health insurance through outreach activities.