Fact Sheet: Medicaid and Children with Special Health Care Needs/Disabilities: An Overview.
This fact sheet provides an overview of Medicaid eligibility and benefits for children with special health care needs and disabilities.
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This fact sheet provides an overview of Medicaid eligibility and benefits for children with special health care needs and disabilities.
Authors Comeau, M. , Alexander, D., Bethell, C., Arellano, B., Wise, P., McManus, M., Duneas, J.
Date 2013
Project Catalyst Center
Keywords CYSHCN, Health Reform, Medicaid/CHIP
Legislative Policy Briefing
Authors Comeau, M. , Tobias, C., Dworetzky, B.A., Hess, C.
Date 2012
Project Catalyst Center
Keywords Medicaid/CHIP
The Catalyst Center hosted a 5-part webinar series to provide an overview of our newly released Medicaid/CHIP Tutorial, Public Insurance Programs and Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Tutorial on the Basics of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This first webinar explains how and why the tutorial was developed, gives examples of Title V and Medicaid/CHIP Partnerships, and what’s covered in the tutorial.
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Authors Bachman, S.S. , Comeau, M. , Rogers, G., Dworetzky, B.A.
Date 2012
Project Catalyst Center
Keywords CYSHCN, Financing, Medicaid/CHIP, Supportive Services
This is the fourth webinar in a five-webinar series about the Catalyst Center’s latest technical assistance tool Public Insurance Programs and Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Tutorial on the Basics of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
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Authors Comeau, M.
Date 2012
Project Catalyst Center
Keywords CYSHCN, Health Benefits, Health Reform
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.
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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).
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Authors Tobias, C., Comeau, M. , Ewig, B., Dworetzky, B.A.
Date 2012
Project Catalyst Center
Keywords CYSHCN, Financing, Medicaid/CHIP
This webinar is an opportunity to learn about some of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that were designed to protect both eligibility and covered services for the 35.9% of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) who rely on Medicaid or CHIP (NS-CSHCN 2009/10 ). Participants will also learn about building partnerships amongst Medicaid, CHIP, Title V, patients, families, and other stakeholders to identify improvement projects in their state to better serve all children, including CSHCN.
Authors Comeau, M. , Tobias, C., Dworetzky, B.A., Hess, C.
Date 2012
Project Catalyst Center
Keywords Medicaid/CHIP
The Catalyst Center hosted a 5-part webinar series to provide an overview of our newly released Medicaid/CHIP Tutorial, Public Insurance Programs and Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Tutorial on the Basics of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This first webinar explains how and why the tutorial was developed, gives examples of Title V and Medicaid/CHIP Partnerships, and what’s covered in the tutorial.
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Authors Tobias, C., Dworetzky, B.A., Honberg, L., Feist, D
Date 2012
Project Catalyst Center
Keywords CYSHCN, Medicaid/CHIP
This is the third webinar in a five-webinar series about the Catalyst Center’s technical assistance tool Public Insurance Programs and Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Tutorial on the Basics of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Authors Dworetzky, B.A., Honberg, L., Davis, M.
Date 2012
Project Catalyst Center
Keywords Medicaid/CHIP
Learn how different systems define children with special health care needs, the basics of Medicaid and CHIP, and different kinds of partnerships between Title V and Medicaid/CHIP.