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Annotation: This fact sheet compares benefits and cost-sharing requirements in separate non-Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIPs) and child-only qualified health plans available to families with low and moderate incomes in five geographically representative states -- Colorado, Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and West Virginia -- that enroll all or almost all of CHIP-eligible children in separate programs. Contents include a brief summary of each state's current CHIP eligibility levels for its separate CHIP programs, type of CHIP benefit package, and type of health insurance exchanges. Additional topics include coverage for 28 mandatory and optional service categories defined under the CHIP statute.

Contact: National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, 1615 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 223-1500 Fax: (202) 429-3557 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.thenationalalliance.org/ Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Children', Colorado, Comparative analysis, Cost sharing, Eligibility, Georgia, Health care reform, Individualized health plans, Low income groups, Medicaid, Oregon, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, State programs, Texas, West Virginia, s Health Insurance Program

Annotation: This brief addresses the likelihood of individuals purchasing dental benefits (plans) in the health insurance marketplaces for specific age groups. It describes the number of individuals in each age group that selected a medical plan and a dental plan in the 36 states operating through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace, as well as the number of individuals under age 18 in California that selected a dental plan. The brief summarizes findings on the number of individuals that selected dental benefits within the health insurance marketplaces by age group and the total number of medical plans and dental plans selected in the health insurance marketplaces by age group.

Contact: American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678, Telephone: (312) 440-2500 Web Site: http://www.ada.org/en/science-research/health-policy-institute Available from the website.

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Keywords: Age groups, Consumers, Dental insurance, Enrollment, Health insurance programs, Individualized health plans, Market research, Oral health

Annotation: This website, which presents guidelines for Nebraska schools, focuses on the activities and practices of school nurses and other non-nurse school personnel who provide health services. The site includes information about school health services; school nursing scope and standards; individualized health care plans; the role of the school nurse in special education; school health screening; emergency guidelines; guidelines related to methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in schools, athletics, and child care; and the Medication Aide Act.

Contact: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, P.O. Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5026, Telephone: (402) 471-3121 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.dhhs.ne.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care, Emergencies, Guidelines, Individualized health plans, Legislation, Nebraska, School health services, School heath, School nurses, School personnel, Screening, Special education, State programs

Annotation: These conference proceedings describe a conference held June 26-28, 2003 in Portland, OR, to share and learn about current research and best practices for supporting children and youth with emotional and behavioral challenges and their families. Topics include systems of care, wraparound processes, promoting children's mental health in early childhood settings; youth violence; perceptions of service delivery; links between successful inclusion and family support in child care centers; understanding collaboration in systems of care; case studies, family support, family participation, and individualized services and support planning. The proceedings include keynote and plenary transcripts, with presentation summaries including presentation PowerPoint slides and links to corresponding Web-based versions of individual presentations, along with a complete conference agenda with contact information for lead presenters. The appendix includes the conference agenda and the report concludes with an index.

Contact: National Wraparound Initiative, Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, Telephone: (503) 725-8236 Fax: (503) 725-4180 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nwi.pdx.edu Available from the website.

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Keywords: Affective disorders, Behavior problems, Case studies, Child care, Child mental health, Collaboration, Conference proceedings, Early intervention services, Family centered services, Family support services, Individualized family service plans, Model programs, Research

Annotation: The project goal was to ensure that all infants and children with special health needs (CSHN) would have an individualized early intervention (EI) program that integrated the child's health needs and services into the individualized family service plan. Training materials were developed and training activities were implemented for physicians, families, and EI service providers. A collaborative, community-based, culturally competent model of care for CSHN and their families was developed and implemented at six service coordination centers. A data system was developed to monitor services to children and families. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with Special Health care Needs, Early Intervention, Individualized Family Service Plans, Interagency Cooperation, Service Coordination, Training

Annotation: This manual provides a history of its publication and explains its relationship to the first edition which presented a consensus on the best practices for providing family centered comprehensive early intervention services as required in Part H of the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986. This edition contains the final regulations developed by the U.S. Department of Education regarding the implementation of Part H of P.L. 99-457. It explains the rationale for developing an individualized family service plan (IFSP), the process for developing one, and describes how to build strong relationships between families and professionals. Other topics covered are assessing the child's needs and strengths; working with families to identify concerns, priorities, and resources; and implementing the IFSP. A final chapter assesses future directions for the IFSP; this chapter considers issues of interest to state planners and policy makers. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Developmental disabilities, Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986, Federal legislation, Guidelines, Individualized family service plans