ER staff to help uninsured kids get health coverage on the spot
NCT ID NCT07594782
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a program where hospital staff help families sign up or renew their child's Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare) while in the emergency room. About 180 parents of uninsured children will be asked about barriers to coverage and offered direct assistance. The goal is to see if this bedside help makes it easier for kids to get and keep health insurance.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Parent/guardian/ legal authorized representative (age 18 years or older) with children aged: 1 month to 17 years of age who obtain care in the pediatric emergency department * Child Uninsured (ie, Charity Care, HUMC Charity Care, Pending Medicaid, Self-Pay) * Interested in applying or receiving assistance with NJfamilycare * Not pending private insurance coverage * Primary language of the parent or guardian is identified as English * Pediatric patient lives in New Jersey Exclusion Criteria: * Parent/guardian/legal authorized representative with children aged: less than 1 month and greater than 17 years old Insured pediatric patient Parent/ Guardian/Legal Authorized Representative not present Parent/ Guardian/Legal Authorized Representative age 17 years or younger Primary language not identified as English Patients visiting the Emergency Department related to Motor Vehicle Accidents Already participated in this study
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Conditions
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Locations
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Hackensack Univarsity medical Center
RECRUITINGHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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