As the national debate about health care continues, two things
remain clear about ensuring children’s health:
- Access to health insurance is not enough. While eligibility for
and enrollment in Medicaid and/or SCHIP is fundamental, children
must get to the doctor at regular intervals for the screening,
diagnosis, and treatment of any special needs or developmental
delays they have, coupled with follow-up referrals to needed
services to address them. - Healthy children need healthy parents. The health of the mother
– before, during, and after pregnancy – has a direct
impact on the health of the child.
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