PolicyLab

Health Services

Providing quality, efficient, and accessible healthcare is an ongoing challenge in the United States. PolicyLab’s research examines local, state, and federal health systems to inform policy and practice changes aimed at improving the health and well-being of the nation’s children.

Financial Burden of Gaps in Coverage for Children with Chronic Conditions

This retrospective analysis of secondary data from the 1999-2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey examines the financial effects of gaps in health care coverage for familes living with children with chronic conditions.

Class Action Lawsuits in Disability and Education Law

This analysis of class action lawsuit consent decrees in disability education law examines how to better incorporate emerging knowledge in the area of educating children with disabilities into practice.

Translating Evidence-Based Developmental Screening into Pediatric Primary Care

This is a randomized controlled trial of an evidence-based approach to developmental screening in pediatric primary care designed to assess its adaptability, feasibility, and effectiveness.

Tailored Pediatric Preventive Care

This project involves the development and piloting of a research-based questionnaire designed to assess individual risks to child health and development and the family’s ability to address them. The team will develop clinician guidance on preventive care services that should be provided to children at each age and risk level.

PolicyLab

Financial Burden of Gaps in Coverage for Children with Chronic Conditions

Class Action Lawsuits in Disability and Education Law

Translating Evidence-Based Developmental Screening into Pediatric Primary Care

Tailored Pediatric Preventive Care

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