As required by the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, CMS released its annual report on the quality of healthcare and coverage for the 43.5 million children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP programs in fiscal year 2011.
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Yesterday, the United States supported a United Nations measure that favored universal healthcare coverage, according to a report from The Hill.
While discussion of healthcare challenges and strategies generally focuses on Medicare patients, a segment of the population on the opposite end of the spectrum — children — also deserves attention. Children's hospitals, whether freestanding or part of a healthcare system,…
Public support for a government guarantee of healthcare coverage is at an all-time low with only 44 percent of individuals reporting that they believe it is the government's responsibility to ensure healthcare coverage for all Americans, as reported by a…
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced the opening of its new Angelman Syndrome Clinic — one of only two in the country, according to the release.
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A recent study by Truven Health Analytics found that hospital employees are less healthy than the U.S. workforce at large.
Richard Cordova has served as the president and CEO of Children's Hospital Los Angeles since 2006. He also serves as a member of the hospital's board of trustees.
Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., announced the opening of the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research in the District of Columbia.
Twenty-five years ago, the AIDS Memorial Quilt was displayed for the first time in Washington, D.C., and hundreds of thousands of people participated in a march for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. The U.S. can celebrate progress on a…
High concentrations of Supplemental Security Income children live in low-income minority communities. Most counties with the highest amounts of minority special needs children are lower income ($32K to $52K) but not below the federal poverty level. These children often have…