Case Study: Buying into a Medicaid Buy-in Program: The Texas Experience
Family advocacy efforts coupled with legislative support resulted in the creation and implementation of a Medicaid Buy-in program for families raising children with disabilities in Texas.
Community Health Worker Return on Investment Study Final Report
A report evaluating the return on investment of a pilot program incorporating community health workers into a managed care organization in Nevada, with particular focus on reducing emergency room visits by frequent users.
Substance abuse treatment services for people with disabilities: Does managed care prompt innovation?
Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed Homeless HIV+ Populations: The Role of Patient Navigators
At the May 2014 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference in New Orleans, several staff members from grantees associated with the Med-HEART project presented this workshop on the role of the patient navigator in medical home models for individuals living with HIV who are homeless and face men [...]
Mental Health Interventions with Community Health Workers in the United States: A Systematic Review
A literature review from the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Examines studies of community health worker interventions addressing mental health. Offers recommendations for strengthening the evidence base for such interventions as well as potential outcomes of future CHW-lead men [...]
Medicaid managed care, substance abuse treatment and people with disabilities: Review of the literature
Congressional Briefing: Pathways to Medicaid Coverage for Children with Special Health Care Needs
In March of 2017, Catalyst Center staff gave an in-person presentation to Congressional staffers on “Pathways to Medicaid Coverage for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs”. This presentation included an overview of the Catalyst Center, data on publicly funded coverage and f [...]
Cross-Disability Experiences of Barriers to Health Care Access: Consumer Perspectives
This article was published in the Journal of Disability Policy Studies in 2006. The article presents the results of a series of focus groups with people with disabilities, in which a cross-disability, lifespan perspective of disability was used.
A community health worker model to address childhood asthma : perspectives of program participants
A report analyzing the impact of a community health worker-led program intended to address the impact of the home environment on childhood asthma. The program contributed to a reduction in use of emergency services and night-time awakenings, as well as successful advocacy for improved housing condit [...]
Provider Perceptions of Their Capacity to Offer Accessible Health Care for People with Disabilities
This article was published in the Journal of Disability Policy Studies in 2006. The purpose of this article is to provide preliminary data about the results of a comprehensive survey of providers regarding their perceptions of access to health care for people with a broad range of disabilities.
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