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Baudouin K, Weiss A, Hensley-Quinn M. . 2014. Paving the way to simpler: Experience from maximizing enrollment states in streamlining eligibility and enrollment. Portland, OR: National Academy for State Health Policy, 25 pp. (A maximizing enrollment report)

National Health Law Program. 2014. Lessons from CA: Eligibility for former foster care children. Washington, DC: National Health Law Program, 1 p.

Annotation: This document describes how California has implemented the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the benefit of young adults (ages 18 and older) who were in foster care or who came to California from foster care in another state. Topics include efforts to enact legislation, develop a simplified application form, provide instructions to counties, and develop a desk aid for eligibility workers.

Keywords: Adolescents, California, Children, Eligibility, Enrollment, Foster care, Health care reform, Health insurance, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Act, State legislation, Young adults

Catalyst Center. 2014. Low-income children with special health care needs and the Affordable Care Act. Boston, MA: Catalyst Center, 3 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet outlines several provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that may help to reduce income-based health insurance inequities among children and adolescents with special health care needs (CSHCN). The fact describes three ACA provisions (Medicaid expansion, navigators, and marketplace subsidies); the impact of the provisions on CSHCN from families with low incomes; and gaps in health coverage. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Barriers, Children, Children's Health Insurance Program, Financing, Health care reform, Low income groups, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Special health care needs

Catalyst Center. 2014. Immigrant children with special health care needs and the Affordable Care Act. Boston, MA: Catalyst Center, 4 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet describes how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may affect children and adolescents with special health care needs (CSHCN) who are foreign-born, live with at least one parent who is foreign-born, or have family members with different immigration or documentation statuses. It also describes ACA provisions that may reduce health coverage inequities and barriers to coverage among CSHCN in immigrant families. Topics include simplified eligibility rules for parents and caretaker relatives, pregnant women, and children; optional adult Medicaid expansion; marketplaces; navigators; and pre-existing conditions. A table outlining the impact of the ACA provisions on CSHCN in immigrant families and coverage gaps is included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Barriers, Children, Children's Health Insurance Program, Families, Financing, Health care reform, Immigrants, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Special health care needs

Sonfield A, Hasstedt K, Gold RB. 2014. Moving forward: Family planning in the era of health reform. Washington, DC: Guttmacher Instititute, 52 pp.

English A, Scott J, Park MJ. 2014. Fact sheet: Impact of the ACA on vulnerable youth. San Francisco, CA: National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center, 3 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet examines implications of the Affordable Care Act for specific populations of adolescents and young adults including those aging out of foster care, involved in juvenile and criminal justice systems, or homeless. Contents include common characteristics of these populations and the obstacles that could prevent them from securing health insurance coverage. Topics include state Medicaid expansion and complexities of the application and enrollment process. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Barriers, Eligibility, Enrollment, Foster care, Health care reform, Health insurance, Homeless persons, Juvenile delinquents, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Young adults

English A, Scott J, Park MJ. 2014. Implementing the Affordable Care Act: How much will it help vulnerable adolescents and young adults?. San Francisco, CA: National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center, 13 pp.

Annotation: This issue brief explores the implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for adolescents and young adults who are aging out of foster care, involved in juvenile and criminal justice systems, or homeless. For each group, the brief provides an overview of demographic characteristics and health status, and discusses access to health care and health insurance before and after the ACA. The brief concludes with a discussion of common themes and upcoming challenges for the three populations. An accompanying fact sheet summarizes the ACA's implications for these groups. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Barriers, Eligibility, Enrollment, Foster care, Health care reform, Health insurance, Health status, Homeless persons, Juvenile delinquents, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Young adults

U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2014. Strategies for behavioral health organizations to promote new health opportunities in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Rockville, MD: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 3 pp.

U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2014. Strategies for behavioral health organizations to promote new health opportunities in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Rockville, MD: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 3 pp.

U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2014. Strategies for behavioral health organizations to promote new health opportunities in African American communities. Rockville, MD: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 3 pp.

U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2014. Strategies for behavioral health organizations to promote new health opportunities in Latino and Hispanic communities. Rockville, MD: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 3 pp.

Rudowitz R, Artiga S, Arguello R. 2014. Children's health coverage: Medicaid, CHIP and the ACA. Washington, DC: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, 7 pp.

Moses K, Ensslin B. 2014. Seizing the opportunity: Early Medicaid health home lessons. Hamilton, NJ: Center for Health Care Strategies, 10 pp.

Snyder A, Kanchinadam, Hess C, Dolan R. 2014. Improving integration of dental benefits in health insurance marketplaces. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, 37 pp.

Annotation: This report synthesizes materials compiled from a meeting of state marketplace leaders, dental experts, and health policy experts to discuss the benefits and challenges of various policy approaches to implementing dental benefits in the marketplace held on January 16, 2014, in Washington, DC. The report summarizes key themes and findings from the discussion, describes major issues, and identifies policy solutions for improving the integration of dental benefits in marketplaces. Topics include the dental-coverage landscape, dental coverage under the Affordable Care Act, affordability of dental benefits in the marketplace, and consumers' experiences with dental benefits.

Keywords: Barriers, Health care reform, Health insurance, Meetings, Oral health, Oral health care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Policy development, Service integration

Salganifoff A, Ranji U, Beamesderfer A, Kurani N. 2014. Women and health care in the early years of the Affordable Care Act: Key findings from the 2013 Kaiser Women's Health Survey. Menlo Park, CA: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 45 pp.

Annotation: This report presents findings from a national survey of women (ages 18-64) about their health and health care experiences. The survey was conducted in fall and early winter 2013, just before the Affordable Care Act's major coverage expansion began. Topics include coverage, access, and affordability; connections to care; and use of preventive care including differences for women who are uninsured, those who have low incomes, and women from minority groups. The report also examines the use of reproductive and sexual health services among women (ages 15-44) and discusses implications.

Keywords: Access to health care, Health care reform, Health care utilization, Health insurance, Low income groups, Minority groups, National surveys, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Women's health

Kagan C, Lewandowski K. 2014. The ACA and former foster youth: Opportunities and challenges for states. Boston, MA: Community Catalyst, 9 pp.

Mathis J, Lilly B, Alfano E, Bernstein R. 2014. Making the connection: Meeting requirements to enroll people with mental illnesses in healthcare coverage. Washington, DC: Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, 29 pp.

Agoratus L. 2014. Affordable Care Act (ACA): Why oral health is important for children with special health care needs and how to access it. Albuquerque, NM: Family Voices, 2 pp. (ACA tip sheet)

Annotation: This tip sheet for parents of children with special health care needs provides information about the importance of good oral health care. Topics include finding oral health coverage, resources for families who do not have health insurance, and partnering with oral health professionals.

Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Families, Family centered care, Health care reform, Health insurance, Oral health, Oral health care, Parent professional relations, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Special health care needs

American Academy of Pediatrics. 2014. Achieving Bright Futures: Implementation of the ACA pediatrics preventive services provision. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, multiple items.

Annotation: This resource is designed to help pediatricians and others implement the Affordable Care Act pediatric preventive services provision to ensure that children receive screenings, assessments, and services recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics' Bright Futures guidelines. Contents include visit coding documents for infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence to help pediatricians obtain coverage of and payment for preventive services, to help insurers and policymakers better understand how to cover and pay separately for each service provided, and to assist stakeholders in advocating for payment for services provided in the periodicity schedule. A webinar is also available.

Keywords: Advocacy, Bright Futures, Clinical coding, Health care reform, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pediatric care, Pediatricians, Preventive health services, Reimbursement

McManus MA, Fox HB. 2014. Lack of comparability between CHIP and ACA qualified health plans. Washington, DC: National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health , 34 pp. (Fact sheet; no. 11)

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.

Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Children's Health Insurance Program, 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
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