More than 1 in 4 children in the U.S. child welfare system are prescribed psychotropic medications, study finds

More than 1 in 4 children in the U.S. child welfare system are prescribed psychotropic medications, study finds

A recent study highlights a known medical anomaly within the U.S. child welfare system. What the study says According to a research letter published in August, children in the U.S. child welfare system, which includes youth receiving adoption assistance, foster care or guardianship , are more likely than other children on Medicaid to receive psychotropic …

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State senator suggests new health care system with Medicaid block grants to local governments

State senator suggests new health care system with Medicaid block grants to local governments

It’s time to invent a new health care delivery system in Kentucky, and it should be driven by health care providers, Sen. Stephen Meredith, D-Leitchfield, said in opening remarks at the Howard L Bost Memorial 2023 from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. Health Policy Forum, held October 11 in Lexington. Before making this assertion, …

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