Rourk J D
Am J Occup Ther. 1984 May;38(5):313-9. doi: 10.5014/ajot.38.5.313.
This paper reviews major federal laws that have helped raise a consciousness in this country for increasing availability of health care services for handicapped and chronically ill children, and have authorized financial assistance for these services. This review is intended to provide a basic understanding of these key statutes so that they can be used to expand available occupational therapy services. Private health insurance is also reviewed since approximately one-third of all health care costs for children is reimbursed by this source.
本文回顾了主要的联邦法律，这些法律有助于提高美国国内对增加残疾和慢性病儿童医疗服务可及性的认识，并授权为这些服务提供财政援助。本次回顾旨在对这些关键法规有一个基本的了解，以便能够利用它们来扩大现有的职业治疗服务。同时也对私人医疗保险进行了回顾，因为儿童所有医疗费用中约有三分之一是由这一渠道报销的。
