America's Children
Subtitle: Health Insurance and Access to Care
Contributors: Margaret Edmunds (Editor); Molly Joel Coye (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: October 27, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780309065603
Subjects: Adolescents; Child welfare; Children; Emergency services; Financial Management In Health Care; Health Services For Children And Youth; Medical; Medical / Nursing; USA; Health Care Delivery; Health Care Issues; Pediatrics; Medical / Pediatrics; Child health services; Finance; Health services accessibility; Insurance, Health; United States
Description: A comprehensive analysis of the relationship between health insurance and access to care. The book addreses three broad questions: How is children's health care currently financed? Does insurance equal access to care? How should the nation address the health needs of this vulnerable population?