Today, more and more low- and moderate-income working families (earning 100–400 percent of the Federal Poverty Level) are shifting their children to public insurance.
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Low socio-economic status (SES) infants exhibited poorer performance than higher-SES infants on measures of cognitive and language skills assessed at age one.
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Food insecurity, or the lack of reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable and nutritious food, affects nearly 16 percent of all households (15.8 million children) across the U.S. and has been associated with a multitude of health-related issues, poor academic performance, psychosocial and behavioral problems, and higher utilization of health care services.
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Youth with special health care needs face a particular set of challenges when transitioning to adult care. Health systems and policymakers can help.
Apr 20, 2018
What’s the Continuum of Care from Overseas to Arrival in the U.S. for Refugees?
To promote the health and health care of refugees, we need to consider the continuum of care that begins overseas and may cross multiple borders...
Apr 10, 2018
Medicaid's Impact on Children's Access to Care and Preventive Health Services in 200 Words
A new report from America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) found that children with Medicaid coverage were four times more likely to have a...
Mar 23, 2018
What Data Can (and Can't) Teach Us about the Opioid Epidemic for Youth
Since 1999, the number of overdose deaths involving opioids...
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