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Children's Health Fund lauds Reid over release of the final Senate health care legislation

Irwin Redlener, MD, President and Co-founder of the Children's Health Fund, a national organization that advocates for and develops primary care programs for disadvantaged and medically underserved children, today released the following statement on release of the final Senate health care legislation by Majority Leader Harry Reid: "First and foremost, we applaud the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on producing this historic health reform bill which will provide millions of currently uninsured children access to comprehensive health insurance coverage.

24 Dec 2009

Bishops urge Congress and the Administration to fashion health care reform legislation

The current health care reform bill is "deficient" and should not move forward without "essential changes," the chairmen of three committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said December 22.

23 Dec 2009

Californian children’s health shows consistent improvement, but recession can undermine gains

A newly created index measuring the overall health and well-being of California’s children and youth shows a consistent pattern of improvement over the last decade, but researchers warn that the present economic recession could undermine and possibly even reverse those gains.

17 Dec 2009

U.S. questions California's CHIP program; Milwaukee schools face rising retiree health care costs

News outlets report on California's children's health program, health care costs for Milwaukee's schools and indigent care in Minnesota.

15 Dec 2009

Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation gifts $15 million to University of Michigan Health System

The University of Michigan Health System has received a $15 million gift from the Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation, the largest gift ever made to the Health System for women's health. It will support the construction of a new women's hospital.

15 Dec 2009

State Medicaid programs face cuts, backlog of applications

The Associated Press reports Minnesota Democratic lawmakers said Thursday that they hope to save health coverage for 35,000 low-income adults after state funding runs out in March. "Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty's administration already plans to switch patients into another subsidized program, MinnesotaCare.

12 Dec 2009

Study results of health risks with synthetic turf and crumb rubber announced

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the results of a scoping study of the health risks from inhalation, ingestion, and dermal contact with synthetic turf and crumb rubber.

11 Dec 2009

New survey reveals expansion and safeguard of health coverage for children and parents in CHIP

Despite the deep recession, most states have managed to safeguard and, in some cases, expand health coverage for children and parents in their Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs in 2009, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.

9 Dec 2009

Experts attribute increased demand for nursing jobs to rise in pediatric specialty services

A shift upward in the number of children treated by hospitals and outpatient facilities nationwide has created a spike in the demand for pediatric nurses, resulting in high pay and exceptional benefits for these positions.

8 Dec 2009

U.S. bishops recommend the Senate to support Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment

The U.S. bishops have voiced support for the Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment to the Senate health reform bill and have asked voters to back it.

8 Dec 2009

States struggle with budget cuts and Medicaid funding issues

News outlets report on a variety of health issues at the state level especially budget cuts and Medicaid funding issues.

7 Dec 2009

Recession continues to impact low-income families with disabled children

The prolonged recession is deepening the financial burden for some of the country's most vulnerable families, a new study indicates.

5 Dec 2009

Perspective opinion piece addressing health care reform published

The New England Journal of Medicine today published a Perspective opinion piece addressing health care reform, co-authored by Irwin Redlener, M.D., president, Children's Health Fund and Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness and Professor of Clinical Population & Family Health at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; and, Roy Grant, M.A., of the Children's Health Fund, a national organization that advocates for and develops primary care programs for disadvantaged and medically underserved children.

5 Dec 2009

Wide variation in state Medicaid and SCHIP policies determine financial burden for families

In the United States, caring for a child with special health care needs usually means higher medical expenses for a family - particularly for low-income families, who spend a disproportionally large share of their income on their child's care.

5 Dec 2009

CHF: Single federal agency to coordinate all disaster case management program implementations needed

GlobalOptions Group, Inc., a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, affirmed today that James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), its Crisis Management and Preparedness Services Division, supports the recommendations of a report developed by The Children’s Health Fund (CHF) to modify the National Response Framework to include issues addressing case management for children.

3 Dec 2009

Senators consider women's insurance amendment, Medicare funding issues, with votes likely today

The New York Times: "In a day of desultory debate on sweeping health care legislation, senators appealed to two potent political constituencies ... with Democrats seeking additional medical benefits for women and Republicans vowing to preserve and protect Medicare for older Americans. The Democrats' first amendment, offered by Senator Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland, would require insurers to cover more screenings and preventive care for women, with no co-payments."

2 Dec 2009

Legal immigrants still lack care in Massachusetts; Ohio hospitals brace for new fees

News outlets report on legal immigrants and the cost of health reform in Massachusetts, new hospital fees in Ohio, coverage shortfalls in Tennessee and registered nurse practitioners in Florida.

2 Dec 2009

Columbia University VP testifies on medical malpractice reform

Lee Goldman, M.D., executive vice president for health and biomedical sciences and dean of the faculties of medicine and health sciences at Columbia University testified today on medical malpractice reform before the New York State Senate Committees on Codes, Health and Insurance in Albany, New York.

2 Dec 2009

Healthy eating habits can combat childhood obesity

Two new studies show how important forming healthy food and beverage habits can be in children and adolescents. This science adds to a growing body of evidence that has helped shape a new nutrition and physical activity program from the National Football League and National Dairy Council (NDC) called Fuel Up to Play 60.

2 Dec 2009

Dems face huge challenge in reconciling abortion language in House, Senate health bills

Several news outlets are following the dilemmas that Democrats are facing in the health reform bills due to abortion.

27 Nov 2009

Children's Health News and Research

Children's Health Fund lauds Reid over release of the final Senate health care legislation

Bishops urge Congress and the Administration to fashion health care reform legislation

Californian children’s health shows consistent improvement, but recession can undermine gains

U.S. questions California's CHIP program; Milwaukee schools face rising retiree health care costs

Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation gifts $15 million to University of Michigan Health System

State Medicaid programs face cuts, backlog of applications

Study results of health risks with synthetic turf and crumb rubber announced

New survey reveals expansion and safeguard of health coverage for children and parents in CHIP

Experts attribute increased demand for nursing jobs to rise in pediatric specialty services

U.S. bishops recommend the Senate to support Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment

States struggle with budget cuts and Medicaid funding issues

Recession continues to impact low-income families with disabled children

Perspective opinion piece addressing health care reform published

Wide variation in state Medicaid and SCHIP policies determine financial burden for families

CHF: Single federal agency to coordinate all disaster case management program implementations needed

Senators consider women's insurance amendment, Medicare funding issues, with votes likely today

Legal immigrants still lack care in Massachusetts; Ohio hospitals brace for new fees

Columbia University VP testifies on medical malpractice reform

Healthy eating habits can combat childhood obesity

Dems face huge challenge in reconciling abortion language in House, Senate health bills

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