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A Randomized Trial of Effects of Parent Mentors on Insuring Minority Children
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Parent Mentors for Uninsured Children Eligible for Medicaid or CHIP. Completed, enrolled 329 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The Kids' HELP trial rigorously documented that a Parent Mentor intervention results in multiple benefits: more children are insured faster, children's access to healthcare and parental satisfaction improve, quality of well-child care is enhanced, thousands of dollars are saved per child, jobs are created, disparities are eliminated, and the intervention potentially could save our nation billions of dollars.
Study Details
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Interventions
After random assignment to the Parent Mentor group, minority low-income parents of Medicaid/CHIP eligible children met with Parent Mentors to receive instruction and help on completing, submitting applications for, and maintaining Medicaid/CHIP coverage for their child.