Training Neighbors to Help Kids Get Health Insurance

Nearly 5 million children are uninsured in the United States, and researchers think they’ve found a new strategy to get them coverage: enlist their neighbors to help.

Paying low-income parents to help other low-income parents navigate the red tape of public insurance programs turns out to be a surprisingly effective, and cost-efficient, way to get more kids enrolled in health care, according to a study published Thursday in Pediatrics.

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