COVID-19: Flexibility for States: Medicaid and CHIP Programs
Part of the Catalyst Center COVID-19 Resource Series. The public health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has real implications for state Title V programs as well as families raising children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). State programs like Medicaid/CHIP and Titl [...]
Infographic: Medicaid & CHIP: What’s the Difference?
This infographic explains the important differences between Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Financing Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care Programs
Originally published in the April 2011 issue of the Catalyst Center Coverage e-newsletter, this article focuses on financing mechanisms for pediatric palliative and hospice care programs and provides some state-specific examples of noteworthy strategies for financing pediatric palliative care progra [...]
TEFRA and FOA Medicaid Buy-in Programs: An Educational Worksheet from the Catalyst Center
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 sta [...]
Webinar: The Role of Title V Programs and Value-Based Purchasing for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs
On December 6, 2017, the Catalyst Center and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) co-hosted a webinar on state-based innovations that support value-based purchasing (VBP) for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). Presentations from the Association of Maternal and Child Heal [...]
Partnering with Insiders: A Review of Peer Models Across Community-Engaged Research, Education, and Social Care
A literature review analyzing the roles of peer health workers. Examines benefits of peer models and offers recommendations for future development of peer health worker programs.
Best Practice Guidelines for Implementing and Evaluating Community Health Worker Programs in Health Care Settings
A report published by Sinai Urban Health Institute. Summarizes CHW professional literature and national and local surveys, successes, lessons learned, and case studies from the field. Aims to address the gaps in knowledge about how to effectively implement the CHW model. Targets health care organiza [...]
The Use of Peer Workers in Special Projects of National Significance Initiatives, 1993-2009
A report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Program. SPNS grantees are awarded funds to design, implement, and evaluate innovative strategies that encourage hard-to-reach [...]
Community Health Workers: A Review of Program Evolution, Evidence on Effectiveness and Value, and Status of Workforce Development in New England
A draft report by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review. Evidence review and policy analysis in support of the New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council. Goals of the review include 1) documentation of the evolution of CHW programs in New England and nationally, 2) summa [...]
Integrating Peers into HIV Care and Treatment
Peers living with HIV/AIDS play an essential role in engaging HIV-positive individuals in care and treatment. The unique nature of that role brings with it special considerations when integrating peers as part of the health care team. This Webcast helps participants learn to identify peer roles and [...]
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