National Town Hall Meeting on Children's Health Coverage

January 11, 2007

N.A.C.H. and a coalition of health care provider associations conducted a national town hall meeting on January 11, to draw attention to the millions of children who are still uninsured, and kick off advocacy efforts to support the reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). 

The 40-minute program was broadcasted live via satellite and through the GE Healthcare Network from Washington, D.C. The national program was immediately followed by local events at several children’s hospitals nationwide. The event was moderated by Susan Dentzer, lead health correspondent for PBS’s The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

In conjunction with the national event, each local town hall meeting conducted a discussion among community members, local leaders and elected officials regarding the effects of SCHIP reauthorization on their state-based SCHIP and Medicaid programs.

Watch the recorded Web cast. (40 min.)

Related News Releases

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At National Town Hall Meeting, Senators Baucus, Hatch, Rockefeller, Smith Underscore Importance of all Children Having Health Coverage (Jan. 11)

Through Town Hall Meetings in the Nation’s Capital and Across the Country, Children’s Hospitals Call on Congress to Swiftly Reauthorize SCHIP (Jan. 9)

N.A.C.H. Member Hospitals Who Hosted Local Events

  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
  • Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, CA
  • Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA
  • St. Vincent Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
  • The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
  • St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
  • Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, NY
  • Blythedale Children's Hospital, Valhalla, NY
  • Mercy Children's Hospital, Toledo, OH
  • Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH
  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Children's Hospital of Austin, Austin TX
  • Children's Medical Center Dallas
  • Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
  • CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, San Antonio, TX
  • Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT

For more information and a comprehensive list of all hospitals who hosted a local town hall meeting, please visit the Campaign for Children's Health Care Web site.

The National Town Hall Meeting on Children’s Health Coverage is a collaborative effort of the American Hospital Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Campaign for Children’s Health Care, the Catholic Health Association of the United States, Families USA, the Federation of American Hospitals, the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems.