Childrens Health Coverage

When health care fails, children often pay the greatest price -- whether it is babies born prematurely to mothers who cannot afford prenatal care; or toddlers who lack necessary immunizations.

Fighting two-year-old Case Hogan's degenerative disorder has placed his parents in great financial peril. Too many middle-class families have too few financial options to help pay for their children's medical bills.

As a child, Devante Johnson's future seemed full of promise. He died in 2007 at age 14 from a failure of state and federal systems and the lack of a commitment to make sure every child gets health coverage.

Desni and Bob Crock want their two-year-old daughter Bridget to have everything she needs to fight the rare cancer that's attacking her lung, but they find themselves fighting a second battle at the same time.