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CMS: 16.7 million enroll in Medicaid/CHIP since October 2013

More than 16.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct.

Governors urge Congress to quickly extend CHIP funding for five years

The nation’s governors yesterday urged Congress to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program for five years, at the current enhanced federal matching rate.

Study: Perinatal HIV infections decline over decade

An estimated 69 infants were born with perinatal HIV infection in 2013, down from 216 in 2002, according to a

Survey: Most states planning on federal funding for CHIP to continue

Most governors are planning upcoming budgets that assume federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program will continue, according to a
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Chair File: Outreach for Healthier Infants and Families

Focusing on community needs using a data-driven approach and local resources has improved care for expectant mothers and babies in western Michigan.

CMS approves Arizona's plan to re-open CHIP

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved Arizona’s

CMS awards funding to enroll children in Medicaid/CHIP

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday awarded $32 million in

Study: Antibiotics use to prevent pediatric surgical infections varies substantially

Appropriate use of antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections varies substantially across children’s hospitals, according to a

Committee advances bills to reauthorize programs to support health care workers, pediatric emergency care

The House Energy and Commerce Committee March 20 unanimously passed AHA-supported legislation to reauthorize through 2029 the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 7153), which provides grants to help health care organizations offer behavioral health services for front-line health care workers.

AHA podcast: Integrating age-friendly care in the emergency department 

A specialist in geriatrics at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif., shares how the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative and geriatric accreditation for its emergency department helped it improve care for older patients.