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A developmental screening is a series of questions about the development of a young child to help identify the presence of any delays. It can be an important tool to keep kids healthy, yet many Pennsylvania children aren’t receiving such screenings. This infographic explains why developmental screenings matter.

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Pennsylvania can improve its public benefits programs by reducing the costly and time-consuming “churn” that sometimes occurs when recipients lose benefits because of procedural issues – despite still being eligible for the benefits – and have to reapply. This document offers recommendations that can help Pennsylvania streamline public benefits programs to reduce churn, benefiting recipients […]

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The 2015 “State of Children’s Health Care” data shows more than 147,000 Pennsylvania children – or about 1 in 20 – still lack health insurance, a statistic that has remained relatively unchanged in recent years despite the commonwealth’s longstanding goal of providing “universal coverage” for all documented children. Even among children who are insured through […]

• Former Foster Youth Medicaid Eligibility
• Former Foster Youth Short Form

Young adults who have aged out of the foster care system are at high risk for experiencing homelessness, lack of physical and behavioral health care, unemployment and other adverse situations. Under the Affordable Care Act, states are required to assure continued access to Medicaid and health care services until the youth reaches his or her […]