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Medicaid, CHIP Outperform Private Insurance for Poorer Kids
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MedPage Today
Nov 18, 2015
This article discusses the results of a new PolicyLab study that compared Medicaid, CHIP, and private insurance to learn the adequacy of insurance coverage for children living in near poverty.
Healthcare Shocker: Medicaid is Very Good for Kids
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LA Times
Nov 18, 2015
This article highlights the results of a new PolicyLab study that compared Medicaid, CHIP, and private insurance to assess health care quality, access, and cost outcomes for children.
Aiming to Improve Childhood Immunization Rates, Pa. Diagnoses Problems in Data Collection
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NewsWorks
Nov 17, 2015
PolicyLab researcher and director of research of CHOP's Vaccine Education Center, Dr. Kristen Feemster describes the importance of reliable data on vaccine rates in schools to implementing effective policy.
Medicaid: Worst Insurance in America?
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healthinsurance.org
Nov 17, 2015
In a blog, Dr. Harold Pollack discusses how PolicyLab compared Medicaid, CHIP, and private insurance to learn the adequacy of insurance coverage for children living in near poverty.
U.S. Hospitals Miss Followup for Suspected Child Abuse
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National Institutes of Health
Nov 17, 2015
PolicyLab researcher, Dr. Joanne Wood is interviewed in this National Institutes of Health podcast. Dr. Wood discusses her study, which found many U.S. hospitals miss the opportunity to screen pediatric patients for…
Addressing the Needs of Children in a Time of Health Reform via Medicaid, CHIP, or Subsidized Markets
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JAMA Pediatrics
Nov 16, 2015
In a JAMA Pediatrics editorial, Dr. David Keller discusses how PolicyLab compared Medicaid, CHIP, and private insurance to learn the adequacy of insurance coverage for children living in near poverty.
Study Finds More Child Abuse in Homes of Returning Vets
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USA Today
Nov 12, 2015
A recent PolicyLab study found that babies and toddlers of soldiers returning from deployment face heightened risk of abuse in the six months after the parent's return home.
Study Finds More Child Abuse in Homes of Returning Vets
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Military Times
Nov 12, 2015
This article descibes a PolicyLab study that found babies and toddlers of soldiers returning from deployment face heightened risk of abuse in the six months after the parent's return home.
CHOP Receives The Association of American Medical Colleges' Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service
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CHOP News
Nov 11, 2015
CHOP received the Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service at the Association of American Medical Colleges' 2015 Annual Meeting and PolicyLab is mentioned as a integral to developing new solutions to community…
CHOP receives Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service
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PhillyVoice
Nov 11, 2015
CHOP received the Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service at the Association of American Medical Colleges' 2015 Annual Meeting and PolicyLab is mentioned as a integral to developing new solutions to community…
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