The Kidsdata News Roundup
News, Research, and Data About Children's Health and Well Being
February 2011
California Officials Urge Parents to Enroll Children with Pre-Existing Conditions in Health Insurance Before March 1 Deadline
Under last year’s Federal health care reform and recent California law, health plans can no longer deny or limit coverage to a child under 19 because of a pre-existing health condition. State health officials are urging families to take advantage of the new law and sign up their children for private health insurance plans before open enrollment ends March 1. Read more in our recent blog post, "Act Fast to Enroll in Affordable Health Insurance for Your Child."
Under last year’s Federal health care reform and recent California law, health plans can no longer deny or limit coverage to a child under 19 because of a pre-existing health condition. State health officials are urging families to take advantage of the new law and sign up their children for private health insurance plans before open enrollment ends March 1. Read more in our recent blog post, "Act Fast to Enroll in Affordable Health Insurance for Your Child."
Autism
Autism Diagnoses Triple Among K-12 Students, New Data on Kidsdata.org Show
(California Watch, 2/4/11, by Lin)
Report: Almost 40% of U.S. Youth with Autism Receive No Medical, Mental Health Assistance for Transition to Adulthood
(HealthDay, 2/9/11, by Goodwin)
See the Data:
The number of California public school students enrolled in special education with a diagnosis of autism increased from 17,508 to 59,690 between 2002 and 2010. See a related blog post: "A Closer Look at the Growth in Autism Diagnoses."
Only about 17 percent of California youth ages 12-17 with special needs who lived below the poverty level received services for the transition to adulthood, according to survey data from 2005-2006.
Read more HERE.
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