New President, New Congress: What Does It Mean for Child Health Policy?: A Pediatric Policy Council State of the Art Plenary

Monday, April 28, 2025

2:00pm – 3:30pm HST

Location: Convention Center: 316 BC

CE: 1.5

Selected By: PPC
Co-sponsored By: SAHM, APA

Chair(s)

David Keller, MD (he/him/his)

Professor and Vice Chair
Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado, United States

Disclosure(s):

David M. Keller, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Following the 2024 elections, new leadership in the Presidency, the U.S. Congress, and throughout the 50 states will have significant consequences for child health and child health policymaking. As the end of the first 100 days of the U.S. presidential administration approaches, join the Pediatric Policy Council to learn what early actions by the new administration and other elected officials signal for child health policy at the federal and state levels, and how academic pediatricians can advocate for the needs of children, youth, and families. This session will examine key public policies impacting the well-being of children that are likely to see the greatest change under the leadership of new elected officials, with a focus on access to care, social supports that promote equitable child health outcomes, and policies to protect the health and safety of children. Speakers will provide updates on public policies, forecast about the year ahead, and provide insights into actions child health advocates can take to improve child health policy.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the approach of newly elected U.S. policymakers, including the new presidential administration, to key child health policy issues.
Explain how policy decisions impact young people.
Engage in dialogue about the role of pediatric academicians in advocating for child health policies.

Presentations:

2:00pm – 2:05pm HST

Welcome and Introductions
Speaker: David M. Keller, MD (he/him/his) – University of Colorado School of Medicine
2:05pm – 2:25pm HST

Medicaid & Access to Care for Children and Families
Speaker: Jennifer K. Saper, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
2:25pm – 2:45pm HST

Immigrant Child and Family Health
Speaker: Raul Gutierrez, MD (he/him/his) – UCSF
2:45pm – 3:05pm HST

Pediatric Research & Federal Health Agencies
Speaker: Paul J. Chung, MD, MS – Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
3:05pm – 3:30pm HST

Discussion and Q&A