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The Legality Of Collecting And Disclosing Patient Race And Ethnicity Data, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Taylor Burke, Sonia W. Nath, Jennifer Santos, Dana Thomas Jun 2006

The Legality Of Collecting And Disclosing Patient Race And Ethnicity Data, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Taylor Burke, Sonia W. Nath, Jennifer Santos, Dana Thomas

Health Policy and Management Issue Briefs

This policy brief weighs whether the collection of patient data by race or ethnicity, as part of a program of quality improvement, violates the law.


National Security And U.S. Child Health Policy: The Origins And Continuing Role Of Medicaid And Epsdt, Sara J. Rosenbaum, D. Richard Mauery, Peter Shin, Julia Hidalgo Apr 2005

National Security And U.S. Child Health Policy: The Origins And Continuing Role Of Medicaid And Epsdt, Sara J. Rosenbaum, D. Richard Mauery, Peter Shin, Julia Hidalgo

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Medicaid has touched the lives of half of all of the low income young adults of prime military service age. The roots of Medicaid's unique child health eligibility and coverage policies can be traced to a seminal, 1964 government study entitled One Third of a Nation: A Report on Young Men Found Unqualified for Military Service. This study analyzed the underlying causes of the astounding 50 percent rejection rate among the young men drafted into the military in 1962. It documented pervasive evidence of treatable and correctable physical, mental, and developmental conditions, and its findings influenced the course of Medicaid …