Strategies for State Title V and Medicaid Programs to Promote Health Equity for Children of Color with Special Health Care Needs
Authors The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Date 2021
Keywords CYSHCN, Financing, Health Equity, Medicaid/CHIP
State Title V and Medicaid programs provide services for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) to support their physical, behavioral, and developmental care. States are also advancing health equity goals to address disparate outcomes experienced by people of color. With evidence of existing inequities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, states are finding opportunities to unite these efforts to improve care for CYSHCN of color.
This mini-brief, developed by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) in partnership with the Catalyst Center, describes key areas where states are strengthening health equity for CYSHCN, including initiatives in family partnership, Medicaid managed care (MMC) programs, quality measurement and performance reporting, and cross-sector partnerships.
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