- ACA Implementation & State Health Reform
- Coverage and Access
- Federal/State Issues
- Medicaid and CHIP
- Population and Public Health
- Providers and Services
- Acute Care
- Assisted Living
- Behavioral Health
- Case Management
- Child Development Services
- Chronic Care Management
- Community Health Centers
- Developmental Screening
- Early Childhood Services
- Emergency Care
- EPSDT
- Family Planning
- Federally Qualified Health Centers
- Home & Community Based Services
- Hospitals
- Long Term Services & Supports
- Medical Homes & Health Homes
- Mental Health
- Nursing Homes
- Oral Health
- Preventive Care
- Primary Care
- Safety Net Providers
- Quality, Cost, and Health System Performance
- ACOs
- Adverse Event Reporting
- Care Transitions
- Comparative Effectiveness
- Cost Sharing
- Delivery System Reform
- Fraud and Abuse
- Health Care Workforce
- Health Information Technology
- Managed Care
- Medical Homes & Health Homes
- Medical Malpractice
- Patient Safety
- Payment Reform
- Performance Measurement
- Provider Payment Policy
- Quality Oversight
- Specific Populations
- Adolescents
- Childless Adults
- Children
- Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Dual Eligibles
- Elders
- Families
- Low Income People
- Parents
- People with Chronic Conditions
- People with Developmental Disabilities
- Transitional Youth
- Vulnerable Populations
- Young Adults
- Youth
- Youth in Foster Care System
- Youth in Juvenile Justice System
Cathy Caldwell is the Director of the Bureau of Children’s Health Insurance in the Alabama Department of Public Health. Cathy has over nine years of experience in state government working with Alabama’s SCHIP program; most recently directing the statewide program known as ALL Kids which provide healthcare coverage to children within the state of Alabama. In her current role, Cathy oversees the development and implementation of Alabama’s SCHIP program. She has assisted in creating over 70 staff positions for the operation of Alabama’s SCHIP and manages an annual SCHIP budget of more than $120 million. From 2002 to 2007, she was the Administrative Director within the Bureau of Children’s Health Insurance where she directed all fiscal, data management and administrative activities for SCHIP. As a Data Manager from 1999 to 2002, Cathy maintained SCHIP data sources and developed numerous survey tools used in evaluation. Cathy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 1998 from Auburn University at Montgomery and a Master of Public Health, Maternal and Child Health in 2000 from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
