The Promise of SCHIP
Ronald Bayer and Amy Fairchild published a commentary on the impending expansion of the SCHIP program on the Huffington Post.
While the column is the standard public health ethics and history fare, it is an interesting read for those of you interested in children's health policy, politics, and the ethics of public health.
Summer Johnson, PhD
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In the past it’s been difficult for the uninsured, especially children, to receive quality ongoing and follow-up healthcare because there was no previous record of their condition or treatments. Valuable time was wasted gathering basic information, and in some cases essential health histories have been lost. The lack of continuity in treating the uninsured is one of the big problems facing our health system. The proposed SCHIP extension will potentially insure 4 million children, making portable electronic health records more important than ever.
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- by Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson on Jan 28, 2009 at 3:31 PM | link