Meg Booth, MPH

Federally Qualified Health Center
Children's Health Insurance Program too important not to fund
In this Second Opinion, Meg Booth, MPH, director of policy for the Children's Dental Health Project, urges the U.S. Congress to extend and renew the funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program through 2019. She cites the program's coverage benefits and its budgetary advantages.
February 11, 2015
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