The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health has provided a number of documents intended to facilitate discussion about the public and private systems of care for children with chronic health problems in California. In light of recent discussions about proposed changes to the California Children’s Services program, Edward L. Schor, MD suggests that a number of aspects of the current systems can be improved without being dismantled.
Ann Cirimele knows from personal experience how hard it is to navigate the health care system as a parent of a child with special health care needs. As the executive director of the Family Resource Network in Stockton, she’s helping families in rural California through the complexities of the system of care while also working with other local agencies to improve that system.
Tune in on June 2 for a webinar focused on the strengths and limitations of California’s current health care system for children and families. Experts will discuss a recent report from the California Budget & Policy Center and review the report’s recommendations for how public policy can bolster support for healthy kids.
An examination of the 10-year trend in providing adequate private or public health insurance for children with special health care needs has found an overall decrease in the number of children without insurance, but persistence of inequities in public coverage for CSHCN based on a variety of factors.
As children with chronic medical problems approach adulthood, pediatricians expect their maturing patients to transition to adult health care. However, that process does not always go smoothly. In a new article, Edward L. Schor, MD, proposes a novel form of collaboration between physicians, based on the patient’s condition rather than age.
