Department of Pediatrics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, Los Angeles, USA.
Cancer J. 2010 Nov-Dec;16(6):554-62. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e3181feee83.
Despite generations of health care advocacy on behalf of children with chronic diseases, these special patients have faced barriers to care within the health care system. Among other challenges, children with cancer and adults who have survived childhood cancer have encountered soaring health care costs and gaps in coverage. This article reviews the key areas of 2010 federal health care reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, pertaining to the care of children and adolescents with cancer and childhood cancer long-term survivors.
尽管几代人都在倡导为慢性病患儿提供医疗保健，但这些特殊患者在医疗保健系统中仍然面临种种障碍。除了其他挑战外，患有癌症的儿童和童年时癌症幸存下来的成年人都面临着医疗保健费用飙升和保险覆盖范围存在缺口等问题。本文回顾了 2010 年联邦医疗改革的关键领域，即《患者保护与平价医疗法案》，其中涉及癌症患儿和癌症儿童长期幸存者的医疗保健问题。
