Meeting the health and wellness needs of students in school is a necessary and effective approach to reducing educational barriers for children and ensuring America's economic dominance in the 21st century. Since 1988, Medicaid has permitted payment to schools for certain medically necessary services provided to children under the Individuals with…

Independent academic medical centers (IAMC) are challenged to develop and support a research enterprise and maintain primary goals of healthcare delivery and financial solvency. Strategies for promoting translational research have been shown to be effective at institutions in the top level of federal funding, but not for smaller IAMCs. The…

Federal programs for the handicapped are listed by agency and activity. Information concerning the nature and purpose of programs, eligibility for and methods of application, printed information available, and authorizing legislation is presented for 68 programs in these fields: basic and supportive services, research and demonstration,…