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Policy: Its History, Intentions, and Consequences for Children with Special Health Care Needs

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Children who have special health care needs are a vulnerable population developmentally, socially, and politically. The programs and services they depend on to promote their optimal growth and development are subject to the vagaries of public policy and its often inexplicable development process. At the same time, children with special health care needs stand to benefit greatly from policies that enable the provision of services and supports to them and their families. In this chapter, we will describe policy, the evolution of policies for this population of children over time in a variety of arenas, policy themes, and future avenues for policy direction.

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Abbreviations

AMA:

American Medical Association

EPSDT:

Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

IDEA:

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IFSP:

Individualized Family Service Plan

OBRA:

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

PKU:

Phenylketonuria

PL:

Public Law

SCHIP:

State Children’s Health Insurance Program

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Petersen, D. (2012). Policy: Its History, Intentions, and Consequences for Children with Special Health Care Needs. In: Hollar, D. (eds) Handbook of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2335-5_1

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