A Conversation on Protecting Rights of Children with Medical Complexity in an Era of Spending Reduction
Sufficient access to services for children with medical complexity varies considerably by state, geographic region, and payer. Families, advocates, and health care professionals need to understand children’s rights. Policymakers and payers must help support reliable and appropriate coverage and benefits. Learn how medical-legal partnerships and other forms of advocacy can protect the rights of children and support families in an era of cost containment.
Discussing the article, Protecting Rights of Children with Medical Complexity in an Era of Spending Reduction, the panel reviewed what government and private health plans are doing and could do to promote optimal health, development, and family functioning for children with medical complexity.
This article is part of a supplement to Pediatrics entitled, “Building Systems that Work for Children with Complex Health Care Needs.”
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Speakers
Jane Perkins, JD, MPH
Legal Director, National Health Law Program
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Jeffrey L. Goldhagen, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Chief, Division of Community Pediatrics, President, International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health
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Edwin Simpser, MD
President and CEO, St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children
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Rishi K. Agrawal, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Pediatric Specialist, Lurie and La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago
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