A person's health and well-being throughout their life are profoundly impacted by their early years, and the family context in which a child develops is a critical influencing factor. Pediatric primary care serves as the cornerstone of a family's interaction with the health care system…

To address socioeconomic disparities in the health outcomes of preterm infants, we must move beyond describing these disparities and focus on the development and implementation of interventions that disrupt the factors contributing to them. Unconditional cash transfers (UCTs), which…

Nearly four million referrals are made to the U.S. child welfare system each year. In the U.S., children in lower-income families are significantly more likely to come into contact with the child welfare system than their higher-income counterparts. Poverty mediates…

IMPORTANCE: A rise in pediatric underinsurance during the last decade among households with children with special health care needs (CSHCN) requires a better understanding of which households, by health care burden or income level, have been most impacted. OBJECTIVE: To examine the…

PolicyLab responded to a request for public comment from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS) on the Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver application: “Bridges to Success: Keystones of Health for Pennsylvania.”  In their response, PolicyLab experts…

Children with medical complexity are a subgroup of children with special health care needs whose conditions typically require frequent and intense care. The complexity of their conditions places these children at risk for recurrent hospitalizations, creating additional caregiving…

The team examined children’s Medicaid participation from 2019 to 2021 and found that as of March 2021, states newly adopting continuous Medicaid coverage for children during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced a 4.62% relative increase in children’s Medicaid participation compared with…

Children with medical complexity (CMC) require frequent medical care and are at risk of recurrent hospitalizations. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows some workers to take unpaid leave from work to care for family members. This study examines caregiving obligations of parents…

More than 1 in 3 US children live in households with incomes less than 150% of the federal poverty level. Experiencing childhood poverty can have profound negative impacts on children’s health. Nondirected cash transfer programs, such as the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit (eCTC),…

PolicyLab wrote a letter responding to Delaware's Department of Health and Social Services' Proposed Public Notice on Postpartum Continuous Eligibility. In this letter, PolicyLab experts offer comments in support of the proposed amendment to the Medicaid State Plan, with a…