Scope of Pediatric Health Care Benefits (For children through age 21)

All children must have access to an array of health care benefits that will ensure their optimal health and well-being. The following services should be included in the health benefit plans offered by all private and public insurers. These services should be performed in a cost-effective manner that does not compromise the highest quality of care. They may be provided in a physician's office or a clinic; in a hospital's outpatient or inpatient facility; or in an intermediate care or skilled nursing facility. As these services are physician directed and medically necessary, they should not be limited.