Health Care for Kids

Children's Health Fund (CHF) is committed to improving the health of medically underserved children through quality care provided in a medical home setting. The medical home concept embodies a system of care that addresses the comprehensive health care needs of children. This model of care, which is coordinated by a primary care provider and includes access to pediatric subspecialists and other health care professionals, in conjunction with family and community, ensures healthy growth and optimal development of a child.

Unfortunately, there are numerous barriers to providing children with a medical home. CHF, through its experience in delivering of health care services to medically underserved children and families throughout the country, has identified key barriers to providing a medical home and developed strategic policy objectives to address these barriers. These barriers must be addressed through comprehensive health care reform, to ensure not just health insurance coverage but also access so that every child has a medical home.