Children, Families, and Disparities: Pediatric Provisions in the Affordable Care Act

Aimee M Grace; Ivor Horn; Robert Hall; Tina L Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2015.06.003

Children, Families, and Disparities: Pediatric Provisions in the Affordable Care Act

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2015 Oct;62(5):1297-311. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.06.003. Epub 2015 Jul 29.

Authors

Aimee M Grace¹, Ivor Horn², Robert Hall³, Tina L Cheng⁴

Affiliations

¹ Office of US Senator Brian Schatz, 722 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510, USA; George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA. Electronic address: agrace@stanfordalumni.org.
² Center for Diversity and Health Equity, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4333 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
³ Department of Federal Affairs, American Academy of Pediatrics, 601 13th Street NW #400N, Washington, DC 20005, USA.
⁴ General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 200 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

Abstract

The Affordable Care Act has caused and continues to cause sweeping changes throughout the health system in the United States. Poorly explained, complex, controversial, confusing, and subject to continuous legal and regulatory definition, the law stands as a hallmark piece of legislation that will change the health sector in America forever. This article summarizes the Affordable Care Act with a focus on children, families, and disparities. Also provided is the context of the current system of health care coverage in the United States.

Keywords: Affordable Care Act; Child health policy; Health insurance; Health reform.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Child
Family
Health Care Reform / methods*
Health Services Accessibility*
Healthcare Disparities*
Humans
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act*
Pediatrics
United States

Grants and funding

P20 MD000198/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States