Scope of Health Care Benefits for Newborns, Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Through Age 21 Years

The optimal health of children can best be achieved by providing access to comprehensive health care benefits. This policy statement replaces the 1993 statement, “Scope of Health Care Benefits for Infants, Children, and Adolescents Through Age 21 Years.” Changes involve services and procedures speci...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1997-12, Vol.100 (6), p.1040-1041
Main Authors: Berman, Stephen, Bogdan, Joseph C, Curran, John S, Garson, Arthur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Children
Children & youth
Local organizations
Medical care
Medical sciences
Organizations and institutions for the application of policies
Pediatrics
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Services
Teenagers
Young adults
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Summary:The optimal health of children can best be achieved by providing access to comprehensive health care benefits. This policy statement replaces the 1993 statement, “Scope of Health Care Benefits for Infants, Children, and Adolescents Through Age 21 Years.” Changes involve services and procedures specific to the delivery of comprehensive preventive, prenatal, postnatal, and mental health care. These services should be delivered by appropriately trained and board-eligible/certified pediatric providers, including primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.100.6.1040