State Health Plans - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Differential effect of the state children's health insurance program expansions by children's age.

25 Jul 2009 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: This paper tests for differences in the effect of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) on children's insurance coverage and physician visits across three age groups: pre-elementary school-aged children (pre-ESA), ESA ... Read more...

Why public policy matters in improving access to dental care.

29 Jun 2009 The executive and legislative branches of state government have broad authority that provides the underpinning for the dental health care system. This article describes four principal areas in which policy makers' decisions can improve children's ... Read more...

An introduction to oral health care reform.

29 Jun 2009 Oral health care reform is made up of several components, but access to care is central. Health care reform will occur in some fashion at some point, and how it will impact the entire dental sector is unclear. In the short term, there is likely to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'State Health Plans - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cutting costs must not harm patients. 30 Jul 2009
• Differential effect of the state children's health insurance program expansions by children's age. 25 Jul 2009
• Health care reform in a down economy. 29 Jun 2009
• Why public policy matters in improving access to dental care. 29 Jun 2009
• An introduction to oral health care reform. 29 Jun 2009
• Pawlenty uses veto power to cut health care. 30 May 2009
• States address health disparities. 30 May 2009
• Tobacco control policy and adolescent cigarette smoking status in the United States. 12 May 2009
• Incremental health care reform. 4 May 2009
• Reforming patient assistance programs: perfect world meets real world. 29 Apr 2009
• Mental health system transformation after the Virginia Tech tragedy. 29 Apr 2009
• State variations in the out-of-pocket spending burden for outpatient mental health treatment. 29 Apr 2009
• Responsibility is key to health care reform. 29 Apr 2009
• Beyond Incrementalism? SCHIP and the politics of health reform. 15 Mar 2009
• Legislation supports progress in health information technology. 27 Feb 2009
• A public health victory: tobacco tax included in SCHIP bill. 27 Feb 2009
• Expanding coverage for children--the Democrats' power and SCHIP reauthorization. 2 Feb 2009
• Update on the State Children's Health Insurance Program. 30 Jan 2009
• Access to health insurance: State Childrens's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Issue brief. 3 Jan 2009
• Medicaid waivers. Issue brief. 3 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'State Health Plans'

Definition: State plans prepared by the State Health Planning and Development Agencies which are made up from plans submitted by the Health Systems Agencies and subject to review and revision by the Statewide Health Coordinating Council.

Descriptor UI: D013221

Alternative terms: State Health Plans; Health Plan, State; Health Plans, State; Plan, State Health; Plans, State Health; State Health Plan; Comprehensive Health Plans, State;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N03.349.650.480;

History Note: 80

Technical Notes: Public Law 93-641; specify geog & add UNITED STATES also