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Displaying records 21 through 40 (88 total).

U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2012. Medicaid and CHIP: Considerations for express lane eligibility. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 14 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information about the usefulness of Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) to help Congress determine whether to authorize the program beyond September 30,2013, when authorization of the program is currently set to expire. ELE allows states to determine children's eligibility for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program by using certain information, such as information from other public-assistance programs that enroll children. The report, which also provides background information, compiles some key considerations related to the availability of ELE beyond September 30, 2013.

Keywords: Availability, Child health, Children's Health Insurance Program, Eligibility, Federal programs, Low income groups, Medicaid, State programs, Uninsured persons

Kinney ML. 2011. Starting points for Idaho youth. Boise, ID: Mountain States Group, 20 pp.

Annotation: This final report describes a Healthy Tomorrows project in Idaho from March 2006 through February 2011. The project focused on reaching and enrolling low-income, uninsured youth, ages 13 to 19 years, into Idaho's children's health insurance programs. The report contains the project's abstract and a summary of activities; descriptions of the project's purpose, goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, and results and outcomes. Additional information is provided on publications and products delivered during the project, and the dissemination and utilization of results. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Federal MCH programs, Final reports, Health insurance, Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children, Idaho, Low income groups, State programs, Uninsured persons

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. 2011. Medicaid's role for black Americans. Washington, DC: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, 2 pp. (Medicaid facts)

Annotation: This fact sheet examines Medicaid's role for black Americans. It includes data on Medicaid's coverage of black Americans and the program's impact on their access to care, as well as the impacts of the recent recession and the coming expansion of Medicaid under health reform on enrollment in Medicaid among black Americans. The fact sheet also has a chart showing state-by-state data on health insurance coverage of black Americans.

Keywords: Access to health care, Blacks, Federal health insurance programs, Health care reform, Low income groups, Medicaid, Minority groups, State health insurance programs

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. 2011. Medicaid's role for Hispanic Americans. Washington, DC: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, 2 pp. (Medicaid facts)

Annotation: This fact sheet examines Medicaid's role for Hispanic Americans. It includes data on Medicaid's coverage of Hispanic Americans and the program's impact on their access to care, as well as the impacts of the recent recession and the coming expansion of Medicaid under health reform on enrollment in Medicaid among Hispanic Americans. The fact sheet also has a chart showing state-by-state data on health insurance coverage of Hispanic Americans.

Keywords: Access to health care, Federal health insurance programs, Health care reform, Hispanic Americans, Low income groups, Medicaid, Minority groups, State health insurance programs

National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation. 2011. Partnering to promote health equity for adolescents. Washington, DC: National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation,

Annotation: This site hosts an archived webinar from May 25, 2011, that explores how health plans and health plan foundations can support health equity for adolescents through provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Topics include coordinated federal government efforts aimed at eliminating barriers to health care access and health insurance coverage, health disparities, health literacy, the "Teen 2xtreme" social media program, and a case study of social determinants of health in communities throughout Minnesota. The site contains the webinar archive, the agenda, speaker biographies, presentations, and additional resources. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescent health services, Adolescents, Case studies, Federal programs, Health care disparities, Health insurance, Health literacy, Minnesota

Basini LO. 2011. What a difference a dollar makes: Affordability lessons from children's coverage programs that can inform state policymaking under the Affordable Care Act. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, 11 pp. (State health policy briefing)

Annotation: This policy brief examines the affordability of coverage options that will become available as states implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). It describes what is meant by the term affordability and examines the concept of affordability within the context of healthcare reform. Drawing on lessons learned from successful children's health insurance programs (CHIP) in various states, the brief also provides guidance intended to help inform state policymakers.

Keywords: Children's Health Insurance Program, Federal legislation, Models, National health care reform, Policy development, State programs

Grantmakers In Health. 2011. Covering children under the Affordable Care Act: Minding the gaps. Washington, DC: Grantmakers In Health, 2 pp. (Issue focus)

Annotation: This issue brief focuses on the issue of which children will be covered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and which are vulnerable to being excluded. The paper presents the components of the ACA that are likely to affect coverage for children and discusses employer-sponsored insurance, eligibility variations within families, and children in split families. The federal-state implementation project is also discussed.

Keywords: Child health, Eligibility, Families, Federal legislation, Health insurance, State programs, Uninsured persons

U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2011. Adolescent health webinar. [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, (Leading health indicators webinar)

Annotation: This webcast is the first installment of the monthly "Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators?" series. The series highlights organizations using evidence-based approaches to address a Healthy People 2020 leading health indicator (LHI) topic. The webcast provides information about access to health services. The webcast showcases the Southside Healthcare Collaborative, which provides health services for residents of Chicago's south side. The presenters also discuss access to heath care as an administration priority; access to health insurance; access to a usual primary care health professional; and federal actions, including the Affordable Care Act.

Keywords: Access to health care, Federal programs, Health insurance, Health promotion, Health services, Healthy People 2020, Legislation, Prevention, Primary care

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. 2010. Children's oral health benefits. Washington, DC: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, 4 pp. (CHIP tips)

Annotation: This brief describes state requirements and options in the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act aimed at improving the oral health of children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Topics include (1) providing dental benefits through a state-defined benefit package or adopting benefits equal to those in a benchmark plan and (2) providing supplemental coverage to children who have other health insurance through an employer-sponsored or other group health plan but have inadequate or no oral health benefits under that coverage.

Keywords: Children, Children's Health Insurance Program, Federal legislation, Health care financing, Oral health, State programs

Alletto M. 2010. Implementing health reform: Key provisions and opportunities for Title V MCH programs. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Program, 71 pp.

Annotation: This document outlines a discussion from the Association of Maternal and Child Health Program (AMCHP) Board of Directors Meeting, held on June 26, 2010, in Washington, DC. The content of the document is based on feedback gathered by AMCHP regional directors from state maternal and child health (MCH) program directors, state children with special health care needs program directors, and other state delegates throughout April and May 2010. Topics include MCH provisions in health reform, AMCHP's implementation plan and perspective, immediate and long-term opportunities, and challenges. Opportunities and challenges for state MCH programs are addressed in the areas of insurance coverage expansion, benefits package and insurance reform, health system improvements, and public health and prevention investments. Information about state roles and key dates, as well as additional resources, are provided. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Federal legislation, Financing, Health care reform, Health care systems, Health insurance, Program improvement, State MCH programs

U.S. Government Printing Office. 2010. Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 55 pp. (Related to 35009)

Annotation: This document is the full, official printing of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, as passed in 111th Congress, H.R. 4872, in March 2010, P.L. 111-152. Contents include: Title I. Coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and Revenues; Title II. Education and Health. This act amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009.

Keywords: Federal health insurance programs, Federal legislation, Health care reform, Health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2010. Oral health: Efforts under way to improve children's access to dental services, but sustained attention needed to address ongoing concerns. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 76 pp.

Annotation: This report examines children's access to oral health care. Topics include the extent to which dentists participate in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and federal efforts to help families find participating dentists, data on access to oral health care for children who are beneficiaries of Medicaid and CHIP in different states or who are in managed care, federal efforts to improve access in underserved areas, and information on how states and other countries have used mid-level oral health professionals to improve children's access to oral health care.

Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Children's Health Insurance Program, Data collection, Federal initiatives, Medicaid managed care, Oral health, Oral health care, Program improvement, Provider participation, Quality assurance, State programs, Underserved communities, Work force

Every Child Matters Education Fund. 2009. Homeland insecurity... Why new investments in children and youth must be a priority for the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress. [3rd ed.]. Washington, DC: Every Child Matters Education Fund, 15 pp.

Annotation: This publication focuses on how the issues of health, child abuse, imprisonment, and poverty affect children and families in the United States. The publication provides information on federal spending on children, and offers recommendations for how to improve the well-being of children. Recommendations are divided into the following categories: health insurance, child abuse and neglect, prisons, and child poverty. A list of questions that can be posed to candidates in the 2008 presidential election are included. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the publication. The web site also provides a video presentation.

Keywords: Child abuse, Child health, Child neglect, Children, Correctional institutions, Families, Federal programs, Financing, Health insurance, Poverty, child advocacy

Glied S. 2009. Expanding SCHIP: A downpayment on health reform. New York, NY: Commonwealth Fund, 5 pp. (Perspectives on health reform)

Annotation: This brief report provides information on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and offers a rationale for why the current administration should reauthorize the program. The report provides suggestions for how Congress could enhance the program and what the benefits of this would be and discusses the benefits of ensuring universal health coverage for children. The report presents the possibility of guaranteeing states an infusion of money during bad budgetary times in return for guaranteeing children universal health coverage and reviews the ramifications of doing so. Finally the report discusses SCHIP enhancement as a base for more comprehensive reforms.

Keywords: , Child health, Eligibility, Federal programs, Financing, Low income groups, State Children's Health Insurance Program, State programs

Booth M, Edelstein B. 2009. CHIP reauthorization: Renewed support for children's oral health. Washington, DC: Children's Dental Health Project, 2 pp.

Annotation: This brief describes the dental insurance coverage included in the reauthorized Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It also describes provisions for the dental wrap-around option, mandatory performance reporting, quality assurance, new parent education, allowance of public-private contracting, oral health access and mid-level provider study, mandatory information for beneficiaries, education and outreach about health insurance options, and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Children, Federal programs, Health insurance, Low income groups, Oral health, Program descriptions

Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families. 2009. The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: Overview and summary. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families, 21 pp.

Annotation: This report provides an overview of elements of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009 and a summary of provisions. Topics include financing and funding for states, reaching children who are eligible but unenrolled, eligibility rules for children and pregnant women, coverage of parents and adults, premium assistance, benefits and access (including a new requirement that CHIP plans include dental coverage), and child health quality. Information on the implementation dates of CHIPRA provisions, CHIP funding levels, and state-specific allotments for fiscal years 2009-2013 is included.

Keywords: Child health services, Children, Federal programs, Health care financing, Health insurance programs, Health services delivery, Pregnant women, Uninsured persons

U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2009. State Children's Health Insurance Program: CMS should improve efforts to assess whether SCHIP is substituting for private insurance. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 35 pp.

Annotation: This report to the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance discusses the prevalence of individuals substituting the State Children's Health Insurance Program for private insurance, known as "crowd-out". It also discusses ways to minimize crowd-out by the Center for Medicaid Services and states' policies.

Keywords: Federal programs, Health care financing, Program evaluation, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, State programs

Kaye N, Takach M. 2009. Building medical homes in state Medicaid and CHIP programs. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, 65 pp.

Annotation: This book summarizes the efforts of some states to advance the 'medical home' model, a state primary care model in which a team attends to patients to provide comprehensive, coordinated, whole person care. It also summarizes the amount and scope of this effort, and activity in the private and federal sectors that complements these efforts. The book presents five strategies for medical home development promoted to improve care outcomes and reduce costs: forming partnerships with key players whose practices the state seeks to change, defining medical homes to establish provider expectations and processes to meet those expectations, aligning reimbursement and purchasing, supporting practices of patient centered care, and measuring results.

Keywords: Children's health insurance, Federal programs, Health care systems, Health policy, Medicaid, Medical home, State programs

Idala D, Roddy T, Milligan C, Sommers A, Boddie-Willis C, Clark A, Dorn S. 2009. Using information from income tax forms to target Medicaid and CHIP outreach: Preliminary results of the Maryland Kids First Act. Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 8 pp.

Annotation: This issue brief highlights Maryland's early efforts to use income tax returns to identify children who are potentially eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but who are not enrolled in the programs. The brief examines the benefits and drawbacks of this strategy as well as mechanisms for maximizing its effectiveness. Topics include Maryland's Kids First Act (legislation directing the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to use the state's personal income tax system to target outreach efforts to children who might be eligible for Medicaid or CHIP); preliminary efforts; data-sharing issues; Kids First and federal action; and lessons learned.

Keywords: Child health, Eligibility, Enrollment, Family income, Federal programs, Legislation, Low income groups, Maryland, Medicaid, Outreach, State Children's Health Insurance Program, State programs, State programs, Taxes

U.S. Government Printing Office. 2009. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2,407 pp. (Related to 35010)

Annotation: This document is the full, official printing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), as passed in 111th Congress, First Session, H.R. 3590, in December of 2009, P.L. 111-148. Contents include: Title I. Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans; Title II. The Role of Public Programs; Title III. Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Health Care; Title IV. Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health; Title V. Health Care Workforce; Title VI. Transparency and Program Integrity; Title VII. Improving Access to Innovative Medical Therapies; Title VIII. Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS Act); Title IX. Revenue Provisions; Title X. Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

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Keywords: Federal health insurance programs, Federal legislation, Health care reform, Health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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