Federal and state fiscal crisis: impact on children.
Federal and state governments are in the midst of a fiscal crisis that has led to cuts--which may increase in the future--in vital programs for the health and welfare of children. The impact of these reductions is considered in terms of the current economic and social environment of children who rely on many of these programs for needed services.
Waldman
H Barry
HB
Dept of General Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY, USA. hwaldman@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Perlman
Steven P
SP
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000191:economics*; D035082:Federal Government; D005376:Financial Management / Q000191:economics*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D011203:Poverty; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000191:economics; D012931:Social Environment; D012940:Social Problems; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations