This policy is a revision of the policy posted on December 1, 1997.

POLICY STATEMENT

PEDIATRICS Vol. 117 No. 3 March 2006, pp. 979-982 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-3204)
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POLICY STATEMENT

Scope of Health Care Benefits for Children From Birth Through Age 21

Committee on Child Health Financing

The optimal health of children can best be achieved by providing access to comprehensive health care benefits. This policy statement outlines and defines the recommended set of health insurance benefits for children through age 21. These services encompass medical care, critical care, pediatric surgical care, behavioral health services, specialized services for children with special health care needs, and oral health. It replaces the 1997 statement, "Scope of Health Care Benefits for Newborns, Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Through Age 21 Years."

Key Words: health care benefits • insurance • infants • children • adolescents

Abbreviations: AAP—American Academy of Pediatrics


The following policy statement has been revised:

Scope of Health Care Benefits for Newborns, Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Through Age 21 Years
Committee on Child Health Financing
Pediatrics 1997 100: 1040-1041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



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