Securing a healthy future: the Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Child Health System Performance : 2011

Securing a healthy future: the Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Child Health System Performance : 2011

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
How, Sabrina, K. H., author
Fryer, Ashley-Kay, author
McCarthy, Douglas, author
Schoen, Cathy, author
Schor, Edward L., author
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
Publication:
New York, NY : Commonwealth Fund, February 2011
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Child Health Services -- statistics & numerical data
Health Services Accessibility -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data
Preventive Health Services -- statistics & numerical data
Quality Indicators, Health Care -- statistics & numerical data
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The State Scorecard on Child Health System Performance, 2011, examines states' performance on 20 key indicators of children's health care access, affordability of care, prevention and treatment, the potential to lead healthy lives, and health system equity. The analysis finds wide variation in performance across states. If all states achieved benchmark performance levels, 5 million more children would be insured, 10 million more would receive at least one medical and dental preventive care visit annually, and nearly 9 million more would have a medical home. The findings demonstrate that federal and state policy actions maintained and, in some cases, expanded children's insurance coverage during the recent recession, even as many parents lost coverage. The report also highlights the need for initiatives specifically focused on improving health system performance for children. The report includes state-by-state insurance coverage projections for children once relevant provisions of the Affordable Health Act are implemented.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (89 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101561279 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101561279