CISWH Project Resources

The webinar provides information about eligibility for public and private health insurance for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) from immigrant families and explores the provisions of the Affordable Care Act aimed at removing barriers to care.

This joint webinar between the Catalyst Center and the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health took place on Tuesday, January 14, 2014.

This guide, developed by the Access to Care Core (Catalyst Center, AMCHP and NASHP) of the National MCH Workforce Development Center, provides the building blocks for current and future Maternal and Child Health professionals to learn the basics of the Affordable Care Act and its implications for Title V programs.

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.

This primer focuses on an often overlooked population of children and youth with special health care needs: children and youth in foster care.

The Catalyst Center has developed a new report for the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) that offers a brief description of selected provisions in the ACA that have implications for children with ASD/DD. It describes how state Title V maternal and child health (MCH) programs can maximize opportunities under the ACA to develop and strengthen systems of care for children and youth with ASD/DD.

This slide deck, presented during a topical conference call the by the Catalyst Center, explains the benefits of the Family Opportunity Act (FOA) and the different ways states can implement this important state option for extending Medicaid to children with disabilities. It also highlights the differences between the FOA, waivers, and TEFRA/Katie Beckett. 

This paper reviews issues to consider with regard to risk-adjustment strategies that address the needs of CYSHCN.

This tutorial gives a broad overview of Medicaid and CHIP, the many different populations these programs serve, the changes they are undergoing under health reform, and some details to help readers think about opportunities to improve access to coverage for CYSHCN through communication and collaboration with Medicaid and CHIP staff. The tutorial starts in section 1 with an overview of how definitions of CYSHCN may vary by agency or program. This is followed by eleven additional sections that address major topic areas and recommendations for steps Title V programs can take to build successful partnerships with public insurance programs.