Policy

This article reviews the Administration's national policy approach to maternal and child health. It offers an analysis of the Administration's legislative and regulatory efforts in this area, and concluded that the goal of the Administration has been to dilute and lessen the national maternal and child health commitment, at a time when recession, unemployment and new poverty have heightened the need for federal intervention. The purpose of this article is to describe the impact of the Reagan Administration's policy and administrative decisions on major federal health programs for poor children.