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Category: Children’s Health
School Based Health Clinics
School-based health clinics bring care to where it is needed. By placing children in proximity to health care providers, communities can avoid emergency room visit and hospitalizations, keep kids in class, and save money. School-based health centers (SBHCs) are thought Continue Reading …
Breastmilk does a brain good!
Breastfeeding has long been debated as the more beneficial method of infant feeding when compared to bottle-feeding. Many studies strongly associate breastfeeding with improved infant health; however, the long-term effects on mental health had not previously been measured. In a Continue Reading …
Parents’ Perspectives on Medicaid Changes
During tough economic times, state governments often make drastic cuts to health programs, specifically Medicaid, in order to balance budgets. A recent study in the Journal of the National Medical Association investigated the opinions of Medicaid parents regarding federally-mandated changes Continue Reading …
President Obama signs SCHIP reauthorization
Although SCHIP re-authorization was signed into law by President Obama on February 4, 2009, several key features from our 2009 Policy Prescription remain to be enacted: expand eligibility for SCHIP to children from all income range SCHIP should be valued Continue Reading …
Does expanding children’s health insurance save money in the long run?
A statewide study of potentially preventable hospital admissions for children revealed small but statistically significant decreases in such hospital admissions after local programs were established to expand access to health insurance. Nine California counties created Children’s Health Initiatives (CHIs) aiming Continue Reading …