Disparities in Insurance Coverage among Children with Special Health Care Needs: How Social Workers Can Promote Social and Economic Justice
In this article, we first provide information about CSHCN, insurance status, and associated disparities. We then discuss practice and policy initiatives that social workers could pursue to reduce these disparities, including initiatives prompted by the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordabl [...]
Fact sheet: Health Inequities and Children with Special Health Care Needs
While uninsurance among children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in the U.S. generally is low, several subgroups are less likely to be insured and may be at the greatest risk for adverse health effects associated with uninsurance.This fact sheet explores the issue of health inequities and CSH [...]
Financing Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care Programs
Originally published in the April 2011 issue of the Catalyst Center Coverage e-newsletter, this article focuses on financing mechanisms for pediatric palliative and hospice care programs and provides some state-specific examples of noteworthy strategies for financing pediatric palliative care progra [...]
Webinar: Using Community Health Workers to Improve Linkage and Retention in HIV Care
During this interactive webinar course, the first in a series and presented on July 27, 2017, participants learn why community health workers (CHWs) could be key to reducing barriers to care faced by underserved and hard-to-reach populations, specifically in HIV systems. The course defines the role [...]
NCHAM Brief: Health Care Reform: What’s in it for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
This fact sheet provides an overview of some of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that help improve access to coverage and care for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Navegación de pacientes
OBJETIVOS Al final de esta unidad, las participantes podrán hacer lo siguiente: Describir el propósito y los elementos de las reuniones de navegación de pacientes. Compartir cómo los navegadores de pacientes pueden ayudar a los clientes a acceder a los servicios necesarios. Saber qué formulario [...]
Your Questions Answered: Are Families of Medicaid-enrolled Children with Disabilities Eligible for Subsidized Marketplace Coverage?
This resource answers questions posed about subsidized marketplace coverage eligibility for families of Medicaid-enrolled children with disabilities. It was first published in a Catalyst Center monthly e-newsletter.
The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project: Combining Innovation and Collaboration to Enhance Children’s Mental Health Services in the Primary Care Setting
In this February issue of the Catalyst Center e-newsletter, we highlighted the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project, or MCPAP, as a best practice in increasing access to mental health services for the children who need them. Initiated in Massachusetts in 2004, the MCPAP model has since been [...]
Your Questions About the Medicaid Expansion Provision of the Affordable Care Act Answered
The Catalyst Center responds to questions from stakeholders about policies related to coverage and financing of care for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN).
The Affordable Care Act and Children with Special Health Care Needs: An Analysis and Steps for State Policymakers
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides states with important tools to help children and youth with special health care needs (CSHCN) and their families access coverage that is universal and continuous, adequate and affordable. This paper developed by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NAS [...]
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