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Study Finds Affordable Care Act Leaves Many Children Without Important Benefits: First-Ever Analysis Points to Need for Improving Pediatric Benefits Under the Affordable Care Act
Dec 08, 2014
Newswise — An article published in the Health Affairs December issue is the first ever comprehensive analysis to investigate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Essential Health Benefit (EHB) as it relates to children. The study found that…
Study Shows an Increase in the Use of Preventive Dental Care by Medicaid-Enrolled, School-Age US Children in Immigrant and Non-immigrant Families
Nov 03, 2014
Newswise — A study conducted by researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s PolicyLab shows the proportion of US-born, Medicaid-enrolled children in Pennsylvania who utilized preventive dental care rose significantly for…
National Study of U.S. Youth Shows Uptick in Prescribing of Antipsychotics in Combination with Other Psychotropic Medications
Jun 25, 2014
Philadelphia – A national study conducted by researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s PolicyLab shows an increase in the concurrent prescribing of second-generation antipsychotics (SGA) – one type of medication used for…
City of Philadelphia, School District and PolicyLab at CHOP Release Report on the Educational Outcomes of Youth Involved with DHS
Jun 10, 2014
Philadelphia, June 10, 2014 – The City of Philadelphia released a report that found 17% of all Philadelphia public school students have been involved with the Department of Human Services (DHS) and/or the juvenile justice system at…
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Physician-Researcher Appointed to Presidential Child Abuse Commission
Oct 08, 2013
David Rubin, MD, MSCE, is one of twelve named to the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Newswise — PHILADELPHIA, October 8, 2013 — Co-director of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s PolicyLab David…
Citywide “iknowUshould2” Campaign Takes Aim at One of the Greatest Health Threats for Young Philadelphians: Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sep 17, 2012
Philadelphia – A new movement has Philadelphia teens urging their peers who are sexually active to take control of their health by getting routine screenings for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In addition to increasing…
National Study Cites Increased Off Label Antipsychotic Drug Use Among Children
Sep 10, 2012
Newswise — Philadelphia ⎯ A national study conducted by researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) shows increased use of powerful antipsychotic drugs to treat publicly insured children over the last decade.
Hospitals in Recession-hit Areas See Increase in Serious Cases of Child Abuse
Jul 16, 2012
In the largest study to examine the impact of the recession on child abuse, researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) PolicyLab detected a significant increase in children admitted to the nation’s largest children…
New PolicyLab Research Expands Understanding of Psychoactive Medication Use Among Children in Foster Care
Apr 30, 2012
A few months after the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on the use of psychoactive drugs by children in foster care in five states, a national study from PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of…
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