Impact of Medicaid on Child Immunization: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Health for Families and the Uninsured of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, on S. 2116, June 1, 1992, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992 - 75 pages |
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Page 55 - 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.
Page 43 - Association (SMDA), an affiliate of the American Public Welfare Association. I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today about the Comprehensive Child Health Immunization Act, (S.
Page 54 - ... efforts should be made, including legislation, if necessary, to assure that insurers provide or reimburse for immunization as part of their basic health benefits package and that all managed health care systems, including health maintenance organizations, provide routine vaccination services. 3. Medicaid, and its child health component, the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program, should be integrally involved in tracking children in need of immunizations and providing...
Page 60 - Medicaid benefits to all pregnant women and children up to age 6 with family incomes up to 133 percent of the Federal poverty level. (See box 16-B for a summary of OBRA-89 and OBRA-90...
Page 54 - Ensuring the safety, efficacy, and availability of vaccines is essential, and the nation must lead with a vision of the future potential of vaccines. This is the mission of the National Vaccine Program. Without a coordinating agency, the nation's immunization system has stalled. The National Vaccine Program...
Page 51 - The principal cause for the epidemic is failure to deliver vaccine to vulnerable preschool children on schedule.
Page 13 - ... pursue as a possible consideration. Mr. FRASER. Do you know how many cases of this kind were filed last year ; or do you have any information of the extent to which this has, in fact, turned into a problem ? Mr. SANTARELLI. I might be able to get an answer for you, Mr. Fraser. We could find that out, but I do not know that off the top of my head. Mr. FRASER. One other question. Would it also be another possible alternative that if the policeman whose conduct was challenged was on duty that his...
Page 66 - Last year, we became the first US company to obtain approval for an acellular pertussis vaccine, the long-awaited less reactive alternative to whole cell pertussis vaccine. The public clamor for this vaccine illustrates an important point about childhood vaccines.
Page 1 - ... subcommittee) , presiding. Present : Senator Bentsen. Also present: William A. Cox and Larry Yuspeh, professional staff members ; Michael J. Runde, administrative assistant ; and Walter B. Laessig, minority counsel, OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN BENTSEN Chairman BENTSEN. The hearing will come to order. Over the last several years we have seen a dramatic rise in the price of raw materials critical to our economy. It can be argued that the raw materials crunch has been due to special, temporary...
Page 8 - ... TAFT. Next we have a panel. I'm delighted to welcome the Honorable John S. Ballard. Mayor of the city of Akron ; Alonzo Neal. Akron Model Cities; Mr. Peter Donnelly, the Director of Finance, city of Akron: Mr. Jack Hickman, Manpower Coordinator. If you gentlemen would come forward, please. Gentlemen, we are delighted to have you here this morning, and welcome you. The committee is interested in knowing the entire picture of manpower programs in the Akron area and the needs and any suggestions...