This report discusses the health care needs of and benefits for women, children, and adolescents in light of national health care reform proposals put forth in 1994, and is based on presentations and discussions at an invitational workshop on maternal and child health. The report asserts that since women and children are disproportionately represented among the uninsured, expanding health insurance coverage to this group will also increase their access to health services more than expansion will help other groups. Adequate support is also needed for the public health and community services that many maternal and child health programs promote. Women in their childbearing years need a wide variety of reproductive health services in addition to routine medical care and mental health services. The report argues that continued efforts to design a comprehensive benefits package for women and children in the context of health care reform needs to be pursued. Neither the current system for delivering traditional personal health services nor the public health system alone can effectively provide the full range of health services needed by women and children. An appendix provides a list of workshop participants. (Contains 23 references.) (MDM)