title: Managed care and children with special health care needs: a subject review. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Children with Disabilities.
abstract: Barriers to access to health care frequently overshadow the opportunities for improvement through managed care, especially regarding children with special health care needs. This statement discusses such opportunities, identifies challenges, and proposes active roles for pediatricians, and families of patients to improve some aspects of managed care for children with special health care needs.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D010372:Pediatrics; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States