- 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
- Child Development Services
- Chronic Care Management
- Community Health Centers
- Developmental Screening
- Early Childhood Services
- EPSDT
- Family Planning
- Federally Qualified Health Centers
- Home & Community Based Services
- Long Term Services & Supports
- Medical Homes & Health Homes
- Mental Health
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- 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
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State Innovations in EPSDT
Between 2007 and 2009, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), with the support of The Commonwealth Fund worked with the Medicaid staff tasked with administering the EPSDT program (EPSDT coordinators) to support their efforts to improve children's access to health and developmental services as well as the quality of those services. This technical report outlines eight innovative strategies states are using to achieve these goals and highlights three major goals that states were seeking to achieve for their EPSDT program.
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On the Spot in Illinois: Working toward Reaching and Enrolling All Children and Adolescents
Published in October 2008, this State Health Policy Briefing looks at key aspects of the outreach effort undertaken by Illinois to reach and enroll uninsured children and adolescents in its All Kids program. Although the state employed a breadth of strategies to reach and enroll the state’s uninsured children and youth, administrators believe that a key component of the program’s success was the simplicity of it being available to all uninsured children and adolescentsOctober 2008» -
SCHIP and Adolescents: An Overview and Opportunities for States
Over the past decade, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has made great strides in increasing health care coverage among youth under age 19. However, this overall success masks an important disparity – adolescents are more likely to be uninsured than younger children. As state policy makers and program administrators seek to build on their successes to reach more of those eligible for SCHIP, special attention should be paid to adolescents. SCHIP coverage can not only improve teens’ health, but can reduce the burdens of chronic disease in adulthood.May 2008 -
Seven Steps Toward State Success in Covering Children Continuously
In March 2006, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) convened a small invitational symposium on child health coverage. This brief summarizes key suggestions which emerged during the symposium discussion about lessons learned over the past decade of state efforts to increase rates of child health coverage. Participants in the symposium reviewed and discussed recent progress and remaining barriers for states in reducing numbers of uninsured children and youth. Participants also generated and discussed ideas about restructuring child health coverage to move closer to a goal of covering all children and youth continuously.October 2006» -
Beyond the Basics: Enrollment and Retention of Hispanic Children in SCHIP
This paper examines effective outreach strategies aimed at the Hispanic community, cultural barriers to enrollment and retention/covering undocumented children, and cultural competence in an increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse population. The material is based on a March 2002 meeting of SCHIP directors and representatives from community, health, and Hispanic advocacy organizations in 11 states. While the symposium and this paper focus on the narrow issue of increasing Hispanic enrollment in SCHIP, many of the themes identified here apply equally to Medicaid and may also be relevant to other minority populations and other state programs.July 2002»
