Childrens Health Care

Healthy Women And Healthy Kids

Carla Koppell | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Motherhood, Women's Rights, Women's Healthcare, Global Motherhood, Children's Health Care, Children's Health, Women's Health, Childbirth, Impact News
Carla Koppell

As I travel the world, I am struck by the shared values and desires of people globally. We all want a better life for the next generation. We all want kids who are healthy, educated and presented with the chance for a better life.

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Public Programs That Work -- Good News on Children's Coverage

Gene Lewit | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Affordable Care Act, National Center for Health Statistics, Children's Health Care, Medicaid, Chip, Nhis, Politics News
Gene Lewit

We still have a long way to go before we solve the problem of the uninsured in America. Millions of children are currently eligible for Medicaid and CHIP but not enrolled and coverage for millions more is tenuous and transitory.

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Little Pharma: The Medication Of U.S. Children

Maggie Kozel, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Children's Health Care, Kids Health Care, Children Health Care, Child Health Care, Health Care, Home News
Maggie Kozel, M.D.

Our system of private, fee-for-service insurance is basically a business model that focuses on the top of the health care pyramid (the doctor) and pays for quick fixes (prescriptions) with immediately observable (short term) results.

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WHO Creates Database On Use Of Child Medicines

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Children's Hospital, Children's Health Care, Kid's Health, Children's Health Insurance, Children's Health, Child Obesity, Healthy Living News

GENEVA — The World Health Organization on Friday issued its first-ever guidance on how to use more than 240 essential medicines for children und...

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Peaceful Revolution: What's a Key Element of Health Care Reform?

Bruce Lesley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, First Focus, S-Chip, Children's Health Care, Children, Health Care, Health Care Congress, Politics News
Bruce Lesley

No matter what action Congress takes, they must address the unique developmental needs of children by ensuring they have comprehensive benefits that cover them from head to toe.

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Unfair Children's Health Disparities: More Reason for Reform

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Disparities, Children's Health Care, Children, Health Care, Bobby Rush, Low Birthweight, Health Care Reform, Rush Amendments, US Infant Mortality, Infant Mortality, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

Right now, we live in a nation where children of color experience significant health disparities that begin before birth and follow them throughout their lives.

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Bush Vows To Veto Children's Health Care Bill

Associated Press | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bush Veto, Children's Health Care, Bush Health Care, Home News

President Bush again called Democrats "irresponsible" on Saturday for pushing an expansion he opposes to a children's health insurance program. "Demo...

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