Health Insurance for Children: Private Individual Coverage Available, but Choices Can Be Limited and Costs Vary
HEHS-98-201
Published: Aug 05, 1998. Publicly Released: Aug 13, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the availability of private sector health coverage for children in the individual insurance market, focusing on: (1) the availability and characteristics of private health insurance products that can be purchased only for a child and how these products differ from other individual private insurance products; (2) the costs of these child-only products; and (3) any barriers in access to individual private health coverage for children.
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