Health insurance program produces healthy children

COLUMBIA — A farmer who works hard but has no large employer nearby through which his spouse can get health care coverage for their son with juvenile diabetes. A mom making ends meet with a low-income job that doesn’t provide insurance. A parent desiring to move up in his or her career but unable to make the move, afraid their child’s pre-existing condition will not be covered on the new insurance. These are the real people and real circumstances that the State Children’s Health Insurance Program helps.