Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health
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Building on Success to Effectively Integrate Current Children’s Coverage with National Health Reform: Ideas from State CHIP Programs
/in Policy Reports Health Coverage and Access, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHP StaffThis State Health Policy Briefing was developed by the National Academy for State Policy (NASHP) with state Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) directors as well as other state officials working toward covering all children. The brief discusses key considerations for policy makers and stakeholders working on national health reform to sustain gains and support further […]
Basic Facts About Children’s Health Coverage
/in Policy Reports Health Coverage and Access, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHP StaffPublished in May 2006, this fact sheet provides some basic information about how children are covered today, how many children are uninsured and who they are, and the cost of children’s coverage. Basic Facts About Children’s Coverage 66.9 KB
State Strategies that Support Effective Identification of Children At-Risk for Developmental Delay
/in Policy Reports Health Coverage and Access, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHPIn 2007, 19 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia came together to form the Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) Screening Academy. They worked, with the support of NASHP, to improve identification of children with or at risk for or with developmental delays. Screening Academy members worked to make both policy and […]
Measurement to Support Effective Identification of Children at Risk for Developmental Delay
/in Policy Reports Health Coverage and Access, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHPThis State Health Policy Briefing is the third in a series examining the efforts of 19 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to improve identification of children with or at risk for developmental delay. For 15 months, ending in July 2008, these states and territories worked together, with the support of NASHP and […]
SCHIP Family Coverage in Three States: A Report on the Early Experiences of New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin
/in Policy Reports Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHPThis report discusses findings from site visits made to three states that extended SCHIP coverage to parents, and looks at the early experiences of these states’ programs. The states began covering families through SCHIP under a section 1115 demonstration project. SCHIP_family_coverage.pdf 475.8 KB
State Experience with Enrollment Caps in Separate SCHIP Programs
/in Policy Reports Health Coverage and Access, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHPThis policy brief examines state policies and procedures concerning enrollment caps and freezes, wait lists, and open enrollment periods in SCHIP programs. The brief provides information from six states that have experience with these strategies. SCHIP_enrollment_caps.pdf 189 KB
What Families Think about Cost-Sharing Policies in SCHIP
/in Policy Reports Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHPThis paper reports on findings from a series of focus groups with parents of current and former SCHIP enrollees in Alabama, Nevada, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. The focus groups were designed to explore parents’ feelings about and experiences with cost sharing. The groups addressed the following topics: attitudes about paying premiums and copayments, opinions […]
Strategies for Improving Access to Mental Health Services in SCHIP Programs
/in Policy Reports Chronic and Complex Populations, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHPThis brief highlights opportunities for programmatic improvement in the delivery of mental health services for children in SCHIP. The brief examines strategies and challenges faced by three state SCHIP programs. Each state reports successful approaches to managing the delivery of mental health services for the SCHIP population. Mental Health Access in SCHIP Programs 363.5 KB […]
Charting SCHIP III: An Analysis of the Third Comprehensive Survey of State Children’s Health Insurance Programs
/in Policy Reports Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHPThis report examines the policies and strategies that states use to manage their State Children’s Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP). It draws on information collected through a series of three surveys that NASHP conducted between 1998 and 2005. The most recent survey examined SCHIP programs as of July 31, 2005. Charting SCHIP III examines findings in […]
Reasons and Strategies for Strengthening Childhood Development Services in the Healthcare System
/in Policy Reports Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHPThis report summarizes recent research on early brain development, highlights innovative practices in Washington, Kentucky, North Carolina, and California, and offers concrete steps states can take to strengthen early childhood development services. Childhood Development Services 247.2 KB
Six States Join NASHP and AcademyHealth’s Community of Practice to Boost Immunization Rates in Medicaid-Enrolled Pregnant Women and Children
/in Policy Louisiana, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming Blogs, Featured News Home Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Health Equity, Immunization, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health /by Rebecca Cooper, Jill Rosenthal and Ariella LevisohnThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) and AcademyHealth, with support from Immunize Colorado, are facilitating a new community of practice (CoP) comprised of state health officials from six states interested in improving their immunization rates. Funded by a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement, the Immunization Barriers in the […]