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Tag: medically fragile

A crowd stands behind a podium with a "Health care emergency tour" sign. A woman holding a medically fragile child speaks at the podium
Posted inChildren's Health

Raising and speaking out for medically fragile kids

by Yen Duong September 26, 2019September 26, 2019

By Yen Duong “Oh sorry, that’s grape juice,” Stacy Staggs apologized when her pigtailed 5-year-old daughter, Sara Bean, wiped her small, sticky hands on the back of a visitor’s shirt. Sara was taking a snack break from playing with her twin sister, Emma, who was messing around on an electronic tablet. In many ways, the […]

shows a little boy hugging a little girl who is attached to a ventilator.
Posted inChildren's Health

New Greensboro Clinic Aims to be Medical Home for Seriously Ill Children

by Mark Tosczak December 15, 2017December 17, 2017
shows a little baby with an oxygen tube on his nose playing with a developmental toy.
Posted inMedicaid

Medicaid Covers All That? It’s The Backstop Of America’s Ailing Health System

by Kaiser Health News September 27, 2017October 4, 2022
Lydia's body has problems regulating temperature. Since she only has 20 percent of her intestines left, she tends to dehydrate very quickly, according to her mother. Here, she wears a cooling vest when playing outside in especially hot weather to make her more comfortable and to extend her tolerance for being outside a little longer.
Posted inChildren's Health, Chronic Disease, Disabilities, Featured, Health Insurance, Medicaid

Parents of Disabled Kids Weigh in on Proposed Medicaid Changes

by Rose Hoban July 28, 2016September 25, 2019

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