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TEFRA and FOA Medicaid Buy-in Programs: An Educational Worksheet from the Catalyst Center

Authors Ablavsky, E., Dworetzky, B., Comeau, M.

Date 2014

Project Catalyst Center

Keywords Medicaid/CHIP

The Catalyst Center has created a TEFRA and FOA Medicaid Buy-in Educational Worksheet that you can use to learn about the similarities and differences between these two programs. Using the attached instructions, you can fill out the worksheet with data on the insurance status of families in your state. We hope this tool will be a good introduction to how to use data to make your case for improving coverage for children and youth with disabilities.

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Fact sheet: Low-Income Children with Special Health Care Needs and the Affordable Care Act

Authors Wilson, K., Dworetzky, B.A.

Date 2014

Project Catalyst Center

Keywords CYSHCN, Health Equity, Health Reform

Uninsured low-income CSHCN are less likely to have a usual source of care and are more likely to have unmet needs for routine medical and dental care than their insured counterparts. Unmet health care needs can be detrimental to any child; however, for CSHCN, who require more health-care services than their typically developing peers, barriers to needed health services – such as a lack of health insurance – can have long-term health consequences.

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Fact sheet: Immigrant Children with Special Health Care Needs and the Affordable Care Act

Authors Wilson, K., Dworetzky, B.A.

Date 2014

Project Catalyst Center

Keywords CYSHCN, Health Equity, Health Reform

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.

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Fact sheet: Health Inequities and Children with Special Health Care Needs

Authors Wilson, K., Dworetzky, B.A.

Date 2015

Project Catalyst Center

Keywords CYSHCN, Health Equity

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.

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Your Questions Answered: Are Families of Medicaid-enrolled Children with Disabilities Eligible for Subsidized Marketplace Coverage?

Authors Dworetzky, B.A.

Date 2013

Project Catalyst Center

Keywords CYSHCN, Health Reform, Medicaid/CHIP

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.

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Your Questions About the Medicaid Expansion Provision of the Affordable Care Act Answered

Authors Dworetzky, B.A.

Date 2012

Project Catalyst Center

Keywords Health Reform, Medicaid/CHIP

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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Fact Sheet: Medicaid and Children with Special Health Care Needs/Disabilities: An Overview.

Authors Dworetzky, B.A.

Date 2013

Project Catalyst Center

Keywords CYSHCN, Medicaid/CHIP

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

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Fact Sheet: The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Children with Special Health Care Needs—An Overview.

Authors Dworetzky, B.A.

Date 2013

Project Catalyst Center

Keywords CYSHCN, Medicaid/CHIP

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

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