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This is a series of webcasts highlighting the work of the Maternal and Child Health Care Bureau's managed care grantees.

The emergence of managed care as a primary source of healthcare for children with special healthcare needs fostered the development of a managed care initiative funded by the Bureau. In 1998, the Bureau funded 13 organizations to develop partnerships with managed care plans. These 13 grantees focused on one or more key area in working with managed care plans: identification, quality assurance, models of care, family professional partnerships, and financial and reimbursement strategies. This initiative has increased awareness among federal and state agencies, health insurers, public agencies and provider regarding the nature, breadth, and depth of the issues confronting children with special healthcare needs and their families who receive their care in a managed care setting.

This webcasts series consists of four audio shows in which the grantees discuss the successes and challenges of their projects, as well as their plans for continuing the work begun under these grant projects. Each webcast will focus on a specific topic area: identification, care coordination, collaboration, and quality improvement. Following the initial webcast, each show will be available on-demand in an audio archive and a text-only format.