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Resources: The Expanded Child Tax Credit – Implications for Families Raising Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
The recent Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion is expected to improve the economic security of millions of families in the U.S., including families raising children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). While many families will receive the expanded tax credit automatically, others of the most vulnerable families need…
Webinar Presentation Slides: The Expanded Child Tax Credit: Implications for Families Raising Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
The recent Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion is expected to improve the economic security of millions of families in the U.S., including families raising children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). While many families will receive the expanded tax credit automatically, others of the most vulnerable families need…
Recording: Webinar Innovative Financing Strategies for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
The Catalyst Center and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) produced a special supplement to Pediatrics on value-based purchasing (VBP) and value-based insurance design (VBID) and their potential implications for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). Read the supplement, available to all free of charge. In this June 13, 2017 webinar, Catalyst…
Medicaid/CHIP Interactive Worksheets
The Catalyst Center created two interactive worksheets for Title V program staff, family leaders, and other stakeholders. These worksheets provide an overview of Title V, and Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Each worksheet includes resources you can use to find and insert state-specific information to help demonstrate the…
Second Edition: Breaking the Link Between Special Health Care Needs and Financial Hardship
Having health insurance doesn’t automatically protect families of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) from financial hardship. In the first edition of Breaking the Link, produced in 2009, the Catalyst Center identified three pathways that lead to financial hardship and medical debt, with examples from the lives…
Webinar Slides: 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 Health Programs (AMCHP), and the state Title…
Catalyst Center COVID-19 Resource Series: What Options for Ensuring Access and Coverage Do State Medicaid/CHIP Programs Have in a Public Health Emergency? Section 1135 Waiver Flexibilities
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). These fact sheets address a variety of relevant topics, such as Medicaid and CHIP programs and the CARES Act.
Catalyst Center COVID-19 Resource Series: What Options for Ensuring Access and Coverage Do Separate CHIP Programs Have in a Public Health Emergency?
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). These fact sheets address a variety of relevant topics, such as Medicaid and CHIP programs and the CARES Act.
Catalyst Center COVID-19 Resource Series: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and Health Coverage (Full 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). These fact sheets address a variety of relevant topics, such as Medicaid and CHIP programs and the CARES Act.
Catalyst Center COVID-19 Resource Series: Can Medicaid/CHIP Enrollees Lose Coverage During the Public Health Emergency? Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Increase and Maintenance of Effort Requirements Under the CARES Act
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). These fact sheets address a variety of relevant topics, such as Medicaid and CHIP programs and the CARES Act.