The 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) provided temporary enhancements to the existing CTC for the tax years 2021 and 2022, including increasing the credit’s maximum value and removing the minimum income criterion for refundability. As a result, even households with no income were eligible for the full credit. These…

The policy brief, designed for advocates and policymakers, summarizes the findings of the full report. 

The 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) provided temporary enhancements to the existing CTC for the tax years 2021 and 2022, including increasing the credit’s maximum value and removing the minimum income criterion for refundability. As a result, even households with no income were eligible for the full credit. These…

Team Wisconsin created goal cards as a tool to spark ideas for families when they are asked about goals. Families are encouraged to review the cards online in advance of the visit and/or look through the actual cards during an in-person clinic visit to help…

Team Oregon summarizes their project focus and major learnings related to healthcare transition for young adults with medical complexity.

This document allows patients and families to inform the surgical team of important things to know about the child.

Colorado Durable Medical Equipment eligibility, documentation, and process for diapers, wheelchairs, supplemental oral nutrition, enteral nutrition, suction machine, disability placards, and synagis.

This article, published in the December 2015 issue of the Maternal and Child Health Journal, describes the process and results of a survey of parents and caregivers whose children with disabilities were enrolled in Louisiana Family Opportunity Act (FOA) Medicaid Buy-in program. Results suggest that the Louisiana FOA program fills…

This article, published in the Journal of Child Health Care, describes the process and results of a survey of parents and caregivers whose children with disabilities were enrolled in CommonHealth, the state’s Medicaid Buy-in program. Results suggest that the MassHealth CommonHealth program improves access to care for children with disabilities…

This policy brief explains what the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) means in terms of creating additional pathways to Medicaid for children, a comparison of TEFRA and HCBS waivers, how TEFRA affects children with special health care needs, and suggested improvements that could provide further support to families.