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August 26, 2002

U.S. IMMUNIZATION NEWS

"State Launches Campaign for Free Teen Medical Insurance" Associated Press (www.ap.org) (08/23/02)

Fliers have been mailed to 42 high schools in Honolulu, where state officials say as many as 14,000 teenagers from low-income families are eligible for free medical insurance under the third annual back-to-school Hawaii Covering Kids campaign.  Nearly 22,000 Hawaiian children up to the age of 19 are uninsured, according to program director Barbara Luksch.  She notes that the QUEST or Medicaid Health insurance programs cover regular medical check-ups, emergency care, immunizations, counseling, prescription drugs and dental care.  Hawaii received $35 million in federal funding for the teen insurance project but may lose $14 million of the funding if it is not spent by the end of September.

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