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Session: Policy and Financing of Women and Children's Health
3279.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Policy and Financing of Women and Children's Health
This session presents a group of papers addressing the current public and private policy and financing issues for the maternal and child health population. The session also includes a paper presenting the broad overview of key indicators of child well-being.
Learning Objectives: At the completion of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Describe two policy issues facing the maternal and child health populations. 2. The impact of financing on health care delivery.
Organizer(s):Molly McNulty, JD
Jane Pearson, RN
Moderator(s):Joanne Fischer, MSS
2:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
2:35 PMA Portrait of America's Children: Key National Indicators
Shara Godiwalla, MPH
2:52 PMEffects of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) expansions on coverage and access to care for children with special health care needs (CSHCN)
Amy J. Davidoff, PhD, Genevieve Kenney, PhD, Lisa Dubay, ScM
3:09 PMInsurers' coverage decisions for SCHIP-enrolled children with special needs
Anne R Markus, JD, PhD, Sara Rosenbaum, JD, Jill G. Joseph, MD, PhD, Ruth EK Stein, MD
3:26 PMMidwifery and malpractice insurance: Improving access to care or limiting practice? A case study of the Washington State Joint Underwriting Association for Midwifery and Birthing Centers
Susan J. Myers, LM, CPM, MPH, Jo Anne Myers-Ciecko, MPH
3:43 PMCapitation Adjustment for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Hao Yu, Andrew Dick, PhD, Peter G. Szilagyi
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by:APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Black Caucus of Health Workers; School Health Education and Services; Social Work
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA