Under the current One Big Beautiful Bill Act, each state is required to implement new work requirements for certain Medicaid enrollees. Many family caregivers are unable to work while providing needed care for their children’s medical needs. As Medicaid eligibility requirements continue to evolve, many family caregivers have serious questions and concerns about how they might be impacted by these new work requirements.

Quality of life is believed to be widely measured in research and care, but existing tools may not accurately reflect the experiences and priorities of children with specialized healthcare needs, as defined by their parents. In a recent article published in Quality of Life Research, research staff  from the Center…

While prior research shows that the expanded credit reduced child poverty nationwide, little was known about how families raising children with disabilities specifically used these funds or how the credit shaped their financial stability. In an article published in the Journal of Disability Policy Studies, researchers at the Center for…

Meg Comeau, CISWH senior project director and manager of the Powerbuilding and Leadership Lab, and Bethlyn Vergo Houlihan, CISWH senior project director and manager of the Social Work Innovation Lab, describe family perspectives and introduce a new framework for understanding and improving family well-being at the systems level. According to…

While the United States was once the world’s largest donor to global health initiatives, the Trump administration’s new America First Global Health Strategy moves away from long-term funding for programs addressing HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and polio and instead expects partner countries to take on more of the financial burden. As a result, countries may face widening gaps in…

Employment is a significant social determinant of health, particularly important for the financial and mental well-being of persons with HIV (PWH). Researchers at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH), Serena Rajabiun (co-PI, now at UMass Lowell) and Jessica Flaherty (project director), and co-authors, examined…

In much of the United States, Medicaid managed care and state-level Title V programs play important and distinct roles in the system of services for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). At their best, the programs can improve the quality and efficiency of health care…

In partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CMC CoIIN team at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health has released the first in a series of infographics sharing learnings from their work addressing the immediate impact that COVID-19 has on children with medical complexity.  The project is an “ECHO”…

This graphic was originally presented at the Association for Maternal and Children Health (AMCHP) 2021 national conference and created by Karina Branson at ConverSketch. The Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network to Advance Care for Children with Medical Complexity (CMC CoIIN) team at…

Historically, social workers are change leaders. They have been at the forefront of critical moments in U.S. history, advocating for civil rights, minimum wage and safe workplaces, women’s reproductive rights, immigrants, and LBGTQ communities. Because of this experience and exposure, social workers are uniquely qualified to understand the social complexities…