CISWH Project Resources

Almost 25% of all children in the U.S. are immigrants. Immigrant children and citizen children in mixed-status families are more likely than non-immigrant children and children in families where all members are citizens to lack health insurance.

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 CSHCN.

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 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).

This fact sheet provides an overview of Medicaid eligibility and benefits for children with special health care needs and disabilities.

This fact sheet provides information about the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility and benefits for CSHCN.

This infographic explains the important differences between Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

In every issue of Catalyst Center Quarterly, we tackle a current topic related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). Below is a compilation of several questions that we’ve been asked by stakeholders regarding the Essential Health Benefits Bulletin issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on December 16, 2011, and its possible impact on CYSHCN.

Families face significant challenges in caring for their CSHCN. For many families, one of these challenges is the economic impact of inadequate health care coverage. Families must make hard choices about how to spend limited salaries and then make substantial sacrifices in other domains to ensure adequate care for their children. But for other families, the resources to pay for care are simply not there. Children and youths who are uninsured or whose insurance does not pay for critical components of care may experience adverse outcomes in relation to health, development, and capacity to function because their families just cannot afford to pay for vitally needed care.

This resource offers a descriptive summary of programs developed to provide services children with intellectual and developmental disabilities need to maximize quality of life.