From the Brookings Institution, this policy brief reviews the impact of a universal preschool policy on economic growth. Authors conclude that a universal policy would cost the government $59 billion; however, would have the potential to add $2 trillion to the national GDP by 2080.

This report from the Brookings Institution reviews the role of education in helping low-income children advance economically. Authored by Isabel Sawhill, she concludes that the U.S. education system tends to reinforce rather than compensate for differences in family background, and in order to strengthen opportunity for America’s children, more effective investments in education need to be made.

In a joint effort between the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), a guidebook called "Supporting Families in Transition: A Guide to Expanding Health Coverage in the Post-Welfare Reform World" was produced for States. The purpose of the guidebook is to help ensure that people diverted from or moving off cash assistance, and working families who may not realize they are eligible, get Medicaid benefits. The guide has been provided to State Medicaid and TANF Directors and is currently available on ACF's Web site.

This report by the Commonwealth Fund presents brief descriptions of State and local initiatives to expand health coverage for uninsured working people and their families.

This issue brief examines changes to prescription drug benefit coverage in large employer plans and implications for a Medicare prescription drug benefit. The brief is available on the National Health Policy Forum's Web site.

This report, co-authored by Mathematica Policy Research and the Urban Institute, reviews findings from the congressionally mandated evaluation funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). The study focused on State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) programs in ten States around the country by drawing on case studies and surveys of SCHIP recipients.

This report is an evaluation of grantees receiving the State Covering Kids and Families (CKF) grant. This grant sought to make State Medicaid and SCHIP policies and procedures more user-friendly for low-income families, including eligibility, retention, enrollment and coordination. This article reviews the policy changes that resulted from grants in the eyes of the State officials.

The Santa Clara County Children's Health Initiative (CHI) is an outreach program to expand children's health insurance. The goal of the effort is to make certain that children enroll for all the programs that they are eligible. Overall, parents consistently reported positive feedback about the application process and outreach efforts.

The National Assembly's Family Strengthening Policy Center released this brief on the role that community health workers can play with helping families manage health. Community health workers are trained paraprofessionals who serve as health and human service resource persons in their communities. The brief includes recommendations to help these people become an effective component of health and human services and serving low-income families.

One out of five uninsured American is a child, which equates to 9 million uninsured children in the United States. This report, from the Children's Health Campaign, examines the demographics of uninsured children and consequences for these children for the future.