Preventive Health Care for Children: Experience from Selected Foreign Countries : Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. SenateIn light of recent efforts in the United States to advance some type of universal health care package for all citizens, including preventive services for children, this report examines how other countries with universal health insurance provide preventive care to children, and what, if any, are the implications for reform efforts in the United States. Child health services in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the Netherlands are reviewed. The first portion of the document describes the scope and background of the study, as well as summary results, noting that although the five study countries provide universal access to preventive health care for all children, they do not rely solely on systems of universal coverage to ensure that all children receive services. Instead, these countries take one or more of the following actions to help secure this outcome: (1) notifying health authorities of new births; (2) targeting new parents for home visits; (3) providing convenient access to physical exams and immunizations; and (4) facilitating the continuity of care through the use of computerized tracking systems. Five appendixes make up the remainder of the document, outlining these nations' systematic approach to delivering preventive care, outreach activities that promote preventive care and remind parents of services, tracking systems that help ensure children receive services, and laws and regulations that provide entitlement to preventive care. A list of major contributors to the report makes up the fifth appendix. |
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... schedule of preventive care examinations . Other organizations , such as ... immunizations and to introduce new vaccines , such as the combination measles ... immunization coverage . In Japan , local health authorities and centers use ...
... schedule of preventive care examinations . Other organizations , such as ... immunizations and to introduce new vaccines , such as the combination measles ... immunization coverage . In Japan , local health authorities and centers use ...
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... scheduled services , identify children who have missed their immunizations , remind the parents to reschedule a ... immunization coverage . The methods could include national registration of children using birth certificate information ...
... scheduled services , identify children who have missed their immunizations , remind the parents to reschedule a ... immunization coverage . The methods could include national registration of children using birth certificate information ...
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... schedule of immunizations , although only France and Japan legally require children to be immunized . * Table I.2 ... immunization rates are not available in Germany . However , these estimates were provided by the ministry official ...
... schedule of immunizations , although only France and Japan legally require children to be immunized . * Table I.2 ... immunization rates are not available in Germany . However , these estimates were provided by the ministry official ...
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... schedule of immunizations and preventive care examinations , and some countries allow local governments to add information related to their areas . The health booklet in the Netherlands contains the immunization schedule but does not ...
... schedule of immunizations and preventive care examinations , and some countries allow local governments to add information related to their areas . The health booklet in the Netherlands contains the immunization schedule but does not ...
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... schedule of immunizations and preventive care visits ) Direct mailings before each scheduled immunization or preventive care visit Direct mailings for missed appointments ; and monitoring coverage by address , city , and region , for ...
... schedule of immunizations and preventive care visits ) Direct mailings before each scheduled immunization or preventive care visit Direct mailings for missed appointments ; and monitoring coverage by address , city , and region , for ...
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