Child checkup (IMAGE) West Virginia University Caption Dr. Patrick Tomboc works with patients and families at WVU Medicine Children’s. A recent study by Jonathon Beckmeyer, a WVU family systems scholar, shows that children from “traditional” households headed by married biological or adoptive parents may have better health care access than kids living in less common caregiver situations such as with single parents or grandparents. Credit WVU Photo Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.