Past Issues of Catalyst Center ePublications
Catalyst Center Monthly Update The Catalyst Center publishes a Monthly Update that highlights a policy brief, fact sheet, tutorial, research project, or other new Catalyst Center resource that focuses on improving health insurance and financing of care for children and youth with special health care [...]
Published Paper: Strategies for Changing State Medicaid Policy to Improve Services to Children with Medical Complexity
This paper introduces a number of existing Medicaid policy instruments and explains how to use them more effectively for programs and providers dedicated to serving CMC. Because Medicaid programs are so variable across the nation, we also provide a diagnostic approach to understanding each state’s [...]
Med-HEART
The nine medical home models created partnerships between HIV and housing providers, and integrated behavioral health and HIV services They added a network navigator to the health care team who worked intensively one-on-one with clients to reduce barriers to care and improve access to HIV care, hous [...]
Global Experience of Community Health Workers for Delivery of Health Related Millennium Development Goals: a systematic review, country case studies, and recommendations for integration into National Health Systems
Report includes global systematic review, country case-study CHW programs, analysis and expert opinions, followed by recommendations on best practices for CHW programs within different health categories (including HIV/AIDS).
A Real-World Community Health Worker Care Coordination Model for High-Risk Children
Describes a Chicago-based community health worker program that provides services to 5,289 children. Offers details of the program as a model for creating and sustaining a large-scale and effective CHW program.
CoIIN: Care Coordination Academy
A Partnership of the Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network for Children with Medical Complexity at the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, Boston University School of Social Work, and the Division of General Pediatrics and the Department of Accountable Care and Clinical Integ [...]
Expanding Access & Improving Retention in HIV Care: The SPECTRuM Project Implementation Manual
Although current medical treatments have improved health outcomes for people living with HIV infection, for some, engagement and retention in health care and adherence to antiretroviral treatment is a challenge. In 2011, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Infectious Disease and [...]
Coverage Counseling
Providing the education and resources necessary for families and individuals to understand which health insurance programs they are eligible for, the pros and cons of different insurance programs and to weigh them, and how to apply for coverage.
Gap-Filling Services
Title V gap-filling programs contribute to meeting families’ unmet needs with the aim of reducing family financial hardship and improving the health of CYSHCN.
Reducing Under-Insurance for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
This Catalyst Center policy brief provides information about Medicaid Buy-In Programs including what they are, how they work, how they help both families raising Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)/disabilities and the states. Learn about existing Medicaid Buy-in programs in [...]
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