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Leininger, Lindsey; Levy, Helen – Future of Children, 2015
It might seem strange to ask whether increasing access to medical care can improve children's health. Yet Lindsey Leininger and Helen Levy begin by pointing out that access to care plays a smaller role than we might think, and that many other factors, such as those discussed elsewhere in this issue, strongly influence children's health.…
Descriptors: Child Health, Access to Health Care, Public Policy, Supply and Demand
Schwarz, Susan Wile; Aratani, Yumiko – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2011
For policymakers, adolescence presents an invaluable opportunity to ensure that all young people can access the high-quality services and supports they need to improve their odds of becoming successful, healthy, productive adults. At an historic moment when the provisions and breadth of health care reform are under vigorous debate, it is important…
Descriptors: Poverty, Disadvantaged Youth, Adolescents, Public Policy
Koppelman, Jane; Lear, Julia Graham – 1998
Under the State Child Health Insurance Program, states receive funds to purchase health insurance for low-income, uninsured children. Noting that partnering with managed care will be essential if school-based health centers are to receive reimbursement for serving the publicly insured portion of their clientele, this paper examines the…
Descriptors: Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Insurance
Access, 1999
This document is comprised of the three 1999 issues of the newsletter "Access," presenting information on public policy and research of interest to school-based health programs (SBHC) for children and youth. The Winter 1999 issue focuses on how SBHCs can help teachers do their jobs better by allowing them to concentrate their energies on…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adolescents, Child Health, Children
Bianco, Diana; Clavez, Elena; Cryan, Mary Ann; Imholz, Betsy; Johns, David; Landes, Rebecca; Petke, Jen – 2000
The rising number of uninsured children in California underscores the need to redouble efforts to enroll all eligible children in the Healthy Families Program (California's State Children's Health Insurance Program), or in Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid program). This report describes the research and fieldwork conducted by Consumers Union's…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Children, Enrollment Management
Brindis, Claire; Kirkpatrick, Robin; Macdonald, Tracy; VanLandeghem, Karen; Lee, Susie – 1999
This publication summarizes key findings and themes from interviews conducted in 1998 with representatives from 12 states regarding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The CHIP helps meet the complex health care needs faced by low-income, uninsured adolescents, including those with special needs. The report also examines key…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Child Health, Confidentiality