Child and Adolescent Health
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today held a hearing on extending federal funding for the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Without congressional action, federal funding for CHIP is set to expire Sept. 30. Witnesses at the hearing included鈥
More than 16.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and April 30, 2017, increasing total enrollment in the programs by more than 29% since the start of the first open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace, according to鈥
The nation鈥檚 governors yesterday urged Congress to extend funding for the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program for five years, at the current enhanced federal matching rate. 鈥淐ertainty of funding in the near-term is needed so that states may appropriately budget and plan for their upcoming fiscal鈥
An estimated 69 infants were born with perinatal HIV infection in 2013, down from 216 in 2002, according to a study published online today by JAMA Pediatrics. 鈥淭he continuing prevalence of missed prevention opportunities suggests that the remaining HIV transmissions occur in a subset of the鈥
Most governors are planning upcoming budgets that assume federal funding for the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program will continue, according to a survey released today by the National Academy for State Health Policy. Thirty-three of the 40 states responding to the December survey said their鈥
Focusing on community needs using a data-driven approach and local resources has improved care for expectant mothers and babies in western Michigan. More than 10 years ago, the black infant mortality rate in Kent County was 22.4 deaths per 1,000 live births, one of the highest rates in the state.鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved Arizona鈥檚 plan to allow new enrollment in the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 approval is a step forward for the health of Arizona children in low-income families,鈥 said Vikki Wachino, CMS deputy administrator and鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday awarded $32 million in grants to find and enroll eligible children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Appropriate use of antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections varies substantially across children鈥檚 hospitals, according to a study reported today in JAMA Pediatrics. Based on a review of administrative data from 31 freestanding children鈥檚 hospitals between 2010 and 2013, appropriate use鈥
James E. Shmerling, D.H.A., M.B.A, president and CEO of Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., is the 2016 chair of the 黑料正能量 Association's Section for Maternal and Child Health Governing Council.