2012-05-24T14:56:27Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/childrens-access-to-health-care.html http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/03/15.html Mar 15, 2012 Mar 15, 2012

Researchers from the RAND Corporation and other institutions have begun pilot-testing a web-based tool designed to help parents and adult caregivers determine whether to seek urgent medical attention for a sick child with flu-like symptoms.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120099.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

The CHIP expansions to children in higher income families were associated with limited uptake of public coverage.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100157.html Sep 30, 2011 Sep 30, 2011

Affordability benchmarks and premium-contribution requirements for Children's Health Insurance Program expansions in three states vary substantially, underscoring the ambiguity and subjectivity of affordability standards.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110015.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

Children admitted to the hospital seem more likely to have a prolonged stay in the emergency department if they are Hispanic, come to the ED in the winter, and arrive early in the morning.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9567.html Dec 14, 2010 Dec 14, 2010

Researchers analyzed data on child and maternal health care use from 34 sub-Saharan African countries to examine the association between the degree of private sector participation in the health care system and outcomes related to access and equity.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000186.html Jul 31, 2010 Jul 31, 2010

Adolescents and parents reported that the most effective way to encourage preventive care utilization among teens was to directly address provider-level barriers related to the timeliness, privacy, confidentiality, comprehensiveness, and continuity of their preventive care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR562z3.html Jan 8, 2010 Jan 8, 2010

This document explores how expanding Medicaid/SCHIP eligibility would affect health system performance along nine dimensions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100136.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

The participation of the private sector in providing health care in developing countries is associated with greater access to care and reduced disparities between rich and poor and urban and rural populations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100183.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

One in 5 pediatricians reported that inadequate reimbursement prevented their using 1 or more combination vaccines. Vaccination was less likely in smaller practices, and those with a lower proportion of publicly insured patients.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100158.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

National health surveys can provide information, including measures of special health care needs, that can improve risk-adjustment models and help provide appropriate payments to managed-care plans serving vulnerable children.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091222.html Nov 30, 2009 Nov 30, 2009

<p>This study found that a dramatic increase between 2001 and 2005 in the number of uninsured children with special health care needs who were eligible for SCHIP.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9482.html Oct 28, 2009 Oct 28, 2009

<p>Assesses children's health issues in Washington, D.C., including the health care delivery system and neighborhood health environments. </p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR751.html Oct 7, 2009 Oct 7, 2009

<p>Despite high rates of health insurance coverage among children in the District of Columbia, their access to health care is inadequate and poses a significant health problem&mdash;particularly for those who are publicly insured.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081209.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Thirty-two percent of all farm-worker parents reported that their children were uninsured. Programs that extend insurance coverage for children should consider the unique social barriers that characterize this vulnerable population of U.S. children.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9210.html Sep 26, 2007 Sep 26, 2007

<p>Children newly enrolled in a public health insurance program in California reported improvements such as doing better in school, feeling better physically, and getting along better with their peers.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF239.html Jul 18, 2007 Jul 18, 2007

<p>In a policy forum hosted by the Promising Practices Network and Kansas Action for Children, top experts from around the country shared research and practice knowledge related to federal and state SCHIP policy. Video of the event is available online.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070424.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>Adolescents face financial and nonfinancial barriers to health care.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9170.html Jan 12, 2006 Jan 12, 2006

This Research Brief summarizes research analyzing and comparing key components of children's primary care: having insurance, having a regular medical care provider, and actually receiving care when it is needed.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9215-1.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005

<p>This research brief summarizes an analysis of data from a nationwide survey to determine why children eligible to be in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) are not enrolled.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060915.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005

<p>To examine the effect of realized access to care (problems getting care, access to needed care) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the California State Children's Health Insurance Program.</p>