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Category: Children’s Health
Naturalize to Stay Alive
Social determinants possess a tremendous impact on health outcomes. A Belgian study shows the correlation between perinatal death and immigration status. It serves as clarion call to US health and immigration policy makers. Disparities in neonatal mortality and pregnancy outcomes Continue Reading …
Shared Responsibility
Cost sharing schemes can reduce over-utilization of health care services. Implementation of copays in the Alabama CHIP program demonstrated savings when patients and taxpayers shared the responsibility to pay for care. The passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Continue Reading …
Living up to Lady Liberty’s Creed
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” — The Statue of Liberty Two major political Continue Reading …
Upgraded Child Restraint Laws
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children 3 to 14 years old. Upgraded laws in New York State how shown that child restraint laws aimed at pre-school children can improve behaviors and reduce injuries. The National Continue Reading …
P4P Improved Child Immunization Rates
Pay-for-performance can alter physician behavior if structured with appropriate and large enough incentives. This study based in New York showed that a P4P intervention can improve immunizations in children. This study used a case-comparison and an interrupted time series design Continue Reading …
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