Home Visiting: A Promising Early Intervention Strategy for At-risk Families : Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate

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Page 1 - Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr.
Page 24 - handicapped infants and toddlers' means individuals from birth to age 2, inclusive, who need early intervention services because they(A) are experiencing developmental delays, as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in one or more of the following areas: cognitive development, physical development, language and speech development, psychosocial development, or self-help skills, or (B) have a diagnosed physical or mental condition which has a high probability of resulting in...
Page 26 - These mandates included new populations that had to be covered such as all pregnant women and children up to age 6 with family income up to 133 percent of the poverty line, all children born after 1983 to families in poverty, and increased numbers of elderly through the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary program.
Page 30 - Minimizing adverse effects of low birthweight: four year results of an early intervention program', Child Development, 59, 544-53.
Page 26 - Eligibility for Medicaid has traditionally been linked to actual or potential receipt of cash assistance under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. Legislation in the last decade has gradually extended coverage to low-income pregnant women and children who have no ties to the welfare system, and has provided partial coverage for new groups of low-income...
Page 31 - Beyond Metaphor: The Efficacy of Early Childhood Education," American Psychologist, vol. 44 (February 1989), pp. 274-82.
Page 5 - ... the Congress should consider amending title XIX of the Social Security Act to explicitly establish as an optional Medicaid service...
Page 2 - Home visiting is a promising strategy for delivering or improving access to early intervention services that can help at-risk families become healthier and more self-sufficient.
Page 106 - Hedicaid service, when prescribed by a physician, (1) prenatal and postnatal home-visiting services for high-risk women, and (2) home-visiting services for highrisk infants at least up to age one.
Page 14 - The total public outlay includes expenses for all families in which the first birth occurred when the mother was a teenager, even though the mother may now be considerably older.

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