Improving Access to Health Care for Foster Children: The Illinois Model

From: Child Welfare | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: Bilaver, Lucy A; Catania, Charles; Goerge, Robert M; Masterson, James; Jaudes, Paula Kienberger | Copyright information

Children in foster care have lower health status than do their peers and limited access to health care. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services developed Health Works, a separate primary care preferred provider system for children in foster care. This study compared claims data for children in Health Works with children not enrolled in HealthWorks and with children in Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) who had never entered foster care. Children enrolled in Health ...

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