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Group Looks at Health Care for Children in PA

Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children has released a report detailing various aspects of the health of children in Pennsylvania.

Among the subjects addressed in the group’s report 2021 State of Children’s Health Care in Pennsylvania:  Health Insurance During the COVID-19 Pandemic are the increase in the number of insured children in the state as a result of the current public health emergency; the impact of the pandemic on children receiving their childhood immunizations; the major role Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) play in insuring children in the state; the implications of the end of the declared public health emergency; and more.

The report also looks at steps that could be taken to reduce health care disparities in Pennsylvania.

Learn more from this news release and Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children’s new report 2021 State of Children’s Health Care in Pennsylvania:  Health Insurance During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

2021-11-10T16:17:47+00:00November 9th, 2021|COVID-19, Pennsylvania Medicaid, Pennsylvania Medicaid coronavirus|Comments Off on Group Looks at Health Care for Children in PA

New Look at Preventive Care

The organization America’s Health Rankings issued a new report documenting the use of preventive health care services across the country.
The organization’s “Spotlight: Prevention”

…takes an in-depth look at the status of clinical disease prevention across the country and the inequities within subpopulations. The aim of this spotlight is to drive awareness and understanding about the roles of key clinical preventive services and interventions—Access to Health Care, Immunizations, and Chronic Disease Prevention—in improving the health of individuals and our communities.

Pennsylvania State MapThe report takes a state-by-state look the use of preventive services in the country today.
Find an introduction to “Spotlight: Prevention” go here and go here for a look at the status of prevention efforts in Pennsylvania based on such factors as patient age, gender, race, education, and income.

2016-02-29T06:00:45+00:00February 29th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New Look at Preventive Care
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