More coverage, better care: improving children's access to health services.

Abstract

As part of its continuing mission to serve trustees and staff of health foundations and corporate giving programs, Grantmakers In Health (GIH) convened a group of grantmakers and health services researchers on November 4, 2005 for an informative discussion about improving children's access to health services, including the opportunities, challenges, and roles for funders. This Issue Dialogue, entitled More Coverage, Better Care: Improving Children's Access to Health Services, covered how the current health care system succeeds and fails for children, emerging policy developments, and what grantmakers are currently doing to promote children's access to health services. The meeting also explored the lessons learned by grantmakers to help guide future work.