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AMCHP Conference Workshop: Addressing Health Care Coverage Inequities Among Children with Special Health Care Needs

On February 13th at the 2018 Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) conference the Catalyst Center presented the results of four focus groups that were conducted with parents of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) who are from the Somali community in Boston, focusing on…

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Congressional Briefing: Pathways to Medicaid Coverage for Children with Special Health Care Needs

In March of 2017, Catalyst Center staff gave an in-person presentation to Congressional staffers on “Pathways to Medicaid Coverage for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs”. This presentation included an overview of the Catalyst Center, data on publicly funded coverage and financing of care for Children with Special…

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Slides: Innovative Health Care Financing Strategies for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: a supplement to the May 2017 issue of Pediatrics

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…

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Webinar: Breaking the Link Between Special Health Care Needs and Financial Hardship

In this webinar, which took place on April 26, 2017, Catalyst Center staff introduced the updated edition of Breaking the Link Between Special Health Care Needs and Financial Hardship. They presented about the impact that health care financing and coverage gaps have on the lives of real families and…

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Slides: Implementing Section 2703 Health Homes for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: What Inquiring Minds Need to Know

Section 2703 of the ACA describes a state plan option to provide health homes for Medicaid-enrolled individuals with at least two chronic conditions, one chronic condition and the risk of developing a second, or one serious and persistent mental health condition. This presentation, given at the 2014 AMCHP conference, provides…

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Health Insurance Options for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

This presentation explains Health Insurance Options for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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Webinar: Understanding the Basics–Medicaid & CHIP and Building Partnerships among Stakeholders

Learn how different systems define children with special health care needs, the basics of Medicaid and CHIP, and different kinds of…

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Care Integration for Children with Special Health Needs: Improving Outcomes and Managing Costs. National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices

Catalyst Center presentation from a July 12, 2012 Webinar conducted by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices. The webinar covered innovative strategies to improve the delivery and payment of health care services to children with special health needs.