Children with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN) are defined by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau as: "Those who have one or more chronic physical, developmental...
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Healthcare in the United States is largely provided by private sector healthcare facilities, and paid for by a combination of public programs, private...
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is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs. This involves the individually...
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overhead, resulting in healthcare providers shifting the cost to the privately insured through higher prices. The United States is the world's second-largest...
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Progressivism in the United States is a political philosophy and reform movement. Into the 21st century, it advocates policies that are generally considered...
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Special needs dentistry, also known as special care dentistry, is a dental specialty that deals with the oral health problems of geriatric patients, patients...
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tailored to the needs and preferences of these communities. Children face a myriad of health risks in relation to the healthcare challenges those in rural areas...
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In the United States, the rights of transgender people vary considerably by jurisdiction. In recent decades, there has been an expansion of federal, state...
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wherever they live in the country." Canadian Medicare provides coverage for approximately 70 percent of Canadians' healthcare needs, and the remaining 30 percent...
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In the United States, poverty has both social and political implications. In 2020, there were 37.2 million people in poverty. Some of the many causes...
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The basic needs approach is one of the major approaches to the measurement of absolute poverty in developing countries globally. It works to define the...
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Health insurance in the United States is now primarily provided by the government in the public sector, with 60–65% of healthcare provision and spending...
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Healthcare reform in the United States has a long history. Reforms have often been proposed but have rarely been accomplished. In 2010, landmark reform...
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counterparts in most other developed nations, Millennials in the United States are a relatively large cohort in their nation's population, which has implications...
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Single-payer healthcare is a type of universal healthcare in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public...
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insurance products under UnitedHealthcare, and health care services and care delivery aided by technology and data under Optum, it is the world's eleventh-largest...
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leave (also known as family leave) is regulated in the United States by US labor law and state law. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) requires...
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benefit in the benchmark package is not covered by the individual's health insurance plan. Children with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN) have been the most...
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July 2022, below the world average annual rate of 0.9%. The total fertility rate in the United States estimated for 2022 is 1.665 children per woman, which...
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) is a not-for-profit children's healthcare system located in the Atlanta area, dedicated to caring for infants...
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The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive...
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In the United States, the number of homeless people on a given night in January 2023 was more than 650,000 according to the Department of Housing and...
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recorded in the United States since its founding and has fluctuated significantly over time. Most available data underestimate crime before the 1930s (due...
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In the United States, education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. State governments set overall educational...
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following the end of Soviet subsidies in 1991. The United States embargo against Cuba also has an effect. The Cuban healthcare system has emphasized the export...
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of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for healthcare and nutrition of low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and children under...
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insurance. More than 10 million children in the United States meet the federal definition of children with special health care needs "who have or are at increased...
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adjusted to meet the special needs of women, like providing pregnancy and prenatal care, other gynecological services, mental healthcare, and adequate accommodation...
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and older in the United States. In certain special cases, they may also treat adults. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century...
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Medicaid (redirect from Medicaid (United States))
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program...
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