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S. 2541 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019
- Response: Contribute a thoughtful addition to the debate, Your post should be less than 350 words and cite all references. ( at least 100 words)
Children's right to health and CHIP
I decided to narrow my search on the right to health to relate to children. The United Nations has worked to ensure that children’s health is not overlooked as a result of discrimination. It has been seen that children with vulnerabilities may not have access to healthcare or be treated equally within healthcare. Such vulnerabilities include children with disabilities or chronic illness, children living in the streets, children in institutions or without parental support, children who are victims of violence and sexual assault, and children living in remote areas or extreme poverty. (UN News, 2013). The United Nations is committed to making sure that children are not deprived of health care. The UN composed the Convention on the Rights of the Child which calls for the States to attempt to reduce infant and child mortality and fight disease and malnutrition (UN News, 2013). The article also highlights how a child’s right to health is interconnected with other basic rights. It explains how a child lacking health services will then be affected by their ability to attend school and that if a child is exposed to violence, this will, in turn, impact their health (UN News, 2013).
Domestic policy is created by the federal government to combat the issues and needs that are present within the country (Longley, 2019). These policies cover a large ground but there are plenty in relation to children's healthcare. In 1997, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was created. The CHIP is a public healthcare program to ensure access to healthcare for children of low-income families that don’t qualify for Medicaid (BallotPedia, 2019). In 2016, it was estimated that 8.9 million children were enrolled in CHIP. Additionally, the Affordable Care Act, signed by President Obama, prohibited states from narrowing CHIP eligibility thresholds (BallotPedia, 2019). CHIP also covers many children with special healthcare needs due to intellectual/developmental disabilities. This program is still intact and is funded by the states and the federal government.
To relate CHIP to the findings of the United Nations, the program covers children that are vulnerable in terms of social-economic status and disabilities. It does not ensure that children with the other vulnerabilities mentioned will receive access to healthcare. As there are many US domestic policies, I encourage you to find one that covers one of the other vulnerabilities mentioned and share it in your response to this post.
References
BallotPedia. (2019). Children’s Health Insurance Program. BallotPedia. Retrieved from https://ballotpedia.org/Children%27s_Health_Insurance_Program
Longley, R. (2019). What Is Domestic Policy in US Government? ThoughtCo. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-domestic-policy-4115320
UN News. (2013). States must ensure children’s health is not undermined by discrimination – UN official. UN News. Retrieved from https://news.un.org/en/story/2013/03/433682-states-must-ensure-childrens-health-not-undermined-discrimination-un-official