tailieunhanh - Children Under Siege: Safeguarding Provisions for Children in the New Health Law

The main emphasis of this policy is not to propose new technical interventions, but to promote extension of preventive and curative infant and child health services and behaviors of known effectiveness into communities where people live. This involves increasing the numbers and effectiveness (. gender balance) of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and the effectiveness of the supporting primary care and referral facilities that together make up the community-based health care system. Thus, this policy applies to the entire range of health provision in the country. This means that it will be necessary for all health services of the MOPH, partner agencies, NGOs. | Children s Health Fund Children Under Siege Safeguarding Provisions for Children in the New Health Law A Children s Health Fund Special Report March 2011 Contacts Irwin Redlener MD President Children s Health Fund Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ir2110@ Office 212 535-9707 Dennis Johnson MPA Executive Vice President Policy and Advocacy Children s Health Fund djohnson@ Office 212 535-9400 x238 Caroline DeRosa MA Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Children s Health Fund cderosa@ Office 212 535-9400 x291 Deirdre Byrne Director of Policy Children s Health Fund dbyrne@ Office 212 535-9400 x207 Christie Petrone Communications Manager Children s Health Fund cpetrone@ Office 212 535-9400 x244 Children Under Siege Safeguarding Provisions for Children in the New Health Law INTRODUCTION Children s Health Fund CHF estimates that approximately 34 of children age 17 and under are experiencing barriers accessing critical health care The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ACA was signed into law on March 23 2010 in part to address society s failure to adequately meet the health needs of children. The intent of the legislation was to significantly reduce the number of uninsured Americans improve quality of and access to care and to reduce overall cost of health care services. Even with existing safety net programs such as Medicaid and the Children s Health Insurance Program CHIP prior to the enactment of ACA million . children age 17 and under were without health insurance coverage and if you add 18 year olds it jumps to By 2019 when the new health reform law is scheduled to be fully implemented the number of uninsured children will be significantly reduced due to the new law. CHF estimates that at least million children ages 17 and under will be newly covered as a result of the ACA provisions and if you add 18 .