Child and Adolescent Health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved Arizona’s plan to allow new enrollment in the Children’s Health Insurance Program. “Today’s approval is a step forward for the health of Arizona children in low-income families,” said Vikki Wachino, CMS deputy administrator and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday awarded $32 million in grants to find and enroll eligible children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Appropriate use of antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections varies substantially across children’s hospitals, according to a study reported today in JAMA Pediatrics. Based on a review of administrative data from 31 freestanding children’s hospitals between 2010 and 2013, appropriate use…
James E. Shmerling, D.H.A., M.B.A, president and CEO of Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., is the 2016 chair of the American Hospital Association's Section for Maternal and Child Health Governing Council.
The negative consequences of uninsurance are far reaching, compromising children’s ability to go to school and affecting their future capacity to engage in society in a productive way