{"id":1509,"date":"2017-09-05T17:07:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T17:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2025-01-17T23:02:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T23:02:18","slug":"reasons-why-healthcare-for-children-is-so-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/health-insurance\/understanding-health-insurance\/reasons-why-healthcare-for-children-is-so-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons Why Healthcare for Children is So Important"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a society, we all know and preach that healthcare for children is important. Parents, teachers, politicians, most everyone is for providing health insurance for children. Yet despite this, 5.1% of American children don\u2019t have health insurance coverage<\/a> according to the CDC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supplying insurance for children is imperative to kids health, it\u2019s not just a nice thing to say or believe. It\u2019s a hard truth. There are a few big reasons why every parent should get child health insurance for their son or daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children Are More Prone to Illness and Injury Than Adults<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While it\u2019s joked that children are resilient and \u201cbounce back\u201d quickly from colds, bruises, etc. they could be subject to serious problems if they get sick or injured and don\u2019t get proper treatment due to lack of children\u2019s healthcare coverage. Since their immune systems are developing, even minor illnesses could threaten children\u2019s health. Even common ailments like ear infections could lead to permanent consequences like hearing loss, if not properly examined and treated. The bones of children are still growing and more fragile compared to an adult\u2019s, making them more susceptible to breaking if they fall. It\u2019s important to get health insurance for kids to either get them immediate treatment or prevent an ailment from getting worse over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Children\u2019s Growing Bodies Need Constant Monitoring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As your child gets older and grows, his or her medical needs may change. If you don\u2019t let a doctor give them check-ups regularly due to lack of insurance, some preventable illnesses or ailments could be left undiagnosed. Untreated allergies let children needlessly feel ill constantly. Other rare and serious diseases such as sickle cell anemia could be left undiagnosed and get worse over time without treatment. Dental health needs to be monitored to ensure a healthy, strong smile after your child starts losing his or her baby teeth. Regular checkups also help make sure that your child is growing up healthy and properly, with your doctor being able to offer advice or prescribe treatment if something appears underdeveloped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A healthy, strong adult is formed from a healthy, strong child. Continual preventative treatment and health monitoring is possible through health insurance for kids. Catching and addressing potential problems as a child grows up helps them live as healthier, productive adults later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children\u2019s Health Insurance Assists in Wellness Beyond Physical Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While the obvious benefit in getting health insurance for your child is to help maintain their physical well-being, it does more than that. Since insured children get treatment and get better from their ailments quicker, it allows them to miss less school compared to their uninsured classmates. If your child isn\u2019t doing well in their studies, it may be because they have trouble seeing or hearing the teacher, requiring glasses or a hearing aid to help them. With their health consistently monitored through check-ups and any chronic ailments being addressed, insured children tend to thrive more mentally and socially than those who don\u2019t receive care. Health insurance doesn\u2019t just improve the health of a child, but their lives as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Can You Do for Your Child?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no doubt that health insurance for your child can be an expense, but there are affordable plans out there and government programs willing to help. Aside from the private sector, the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) can help provide free checkups and dental visits along with reasonably priced copayments. Californians can get more information about children\u2019s health insurance<\/a> online and all USA residents can find out more about CHIP at Healthcare.gov<\/a>. It can only help your child\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re in need of health insurance for your child, Freeway Insurance can help you find the right plan. Get a free children\u2019s health insurance quote<\/a> online or give us a call at (800) 777-5620<\/strong> today to get your child protected.
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As a society, we all know and preach that healthcare for children is important. Parents, teachers, politicians, most everyone is for providing health insurance for children. Yet despite this, 5.1% of American children don\u2019t have health insurance coverage according to the CDC. Supplying insurance for children is imperative to kids health, it\u2019s not just a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1002628,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[101],"importance":[],"type-content":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1509"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1002628"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1509"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10023,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1509\/revisions\/10023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1509"},{"taxonomy":"importance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/importance?post=1509"},{"taxonomy":"type-content","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-content?post=1509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}