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 the EHB has…

Thanks in part to work by PolicyLab's Nadia Dowshen, MD, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has been recognized as 2014 LGBT Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country…

Thanks in part to work by PolicyLab's Nadia Dowshen, MD, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has been recognized as 2014 LGBT Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country…

Dr. Katherine Yun’s research describes trends in the receipt of preventive dental care among Medicaid-enrolled children in Pennsylvania between 2005 and 2010, comparing the US children of immigrants with their co-ethnic peers in…

PolicyLab researchers publish two articles with new research findings on overuse of psych meds. Check out the articles' accompanying blog posts.

PolicyLab Co-Director David Rubin serves as one of twelve Commissioners on the federal Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF).  The Commission's work was recently featured on the U.S. Department…

A new publication, Second-Generation Antipsychotic Use Among Stimulant-Using Children, by Organization of Medicaid Mental Health is now published online.  Click here to see the full article.   Also, access the…

Read and listen to a story about Dr. Senbagam Virudachalam and her Home Plate healthy eating study, which uses peer mentors to teach cooking lessons to parents.

Kathleen Noonan, JD and Dorothy Miller, JD, MPH analyzed child welfare agency laws, policies, and regulations in sixteen states.  Their Article argues that, given new federal requirements related to psychotropic…

Dr. Senbagam Virudachalam wants to ensure that parents of young children have the skills and confidence to regularly prepare healthy food at home.  Read Philly.com article about Dr. Virudachalam's work and a new CHOP and…