"In Meeting the Needs of Children with Disabilities, Aron and Loprest describe the consequences of our failure to integrate medical, educational, and income-support programs on behalf of children with disabilities and their families. They also point the way toward the elusive but compelling goal of a truly coordinated and family-centered system of care. The authors' unusual approach to examining Medicaid, special education, and the Supplemental Security Income program in a single analysis makes this book an important source of information for program administrators and policymakers."
—Henry T. Ireys, Senior Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research
"This book provides an excellent overview of the public programs serving children with disabilities, both as individual programs and as a system for providing needed services. It examines barriers to improving the system of care, yet provides a vision for doing so. It is a useful read for those newly interested in children with disabilities, as well as the experienced."
—Karen A. Kuhlthau, Associate Director of the Center for Child and Adolescent Policy, MassGeneral Hospital for Children
"In this highly readable book, Aron and Loprest provide an excellent overview of the issues and challenges America faces in meeting the needs of children with disabilities."
—Paul W. Newacheck, Professor of Health Policy and Pediatrics, and Codirector, Center on Social Disparities in Health, University of California?San Francisco
