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July 25, 2001 State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and Children with Special Health Care Needs Speakers | Resources | Connect to the Webcast |Technical Requirements |Webcast Schedule | Webcast Archives Faye Eldar, M.Ed., Family Liaison, Quality Community Managed Care Project: Phase II, located at the Center for the Advancement of Distance Education, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago. Rebecca Greenleaf Bailey, North Carolina Childrens Special Health Services and North Carolina Health Choice. Jane Rassle, a parent from Ashville, North Carolina.
Are We Responding to Their Needs? States’ Early Experiences Serving Children with
Special Health Care Needs under SCHIP Insurance The Urban Institute's Report on the states' experiences serving CSHCN under SCHIP. Key components in this project include a household survey, studies of policies in 13 states, and a database with information on all states and the District of Columbia. State
Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Official federal government site for the SCHIP program designed for families. Provides a toll-free national telephone number, links to the programs in each state, English and Spanish versions, questions and answers about SCHIP, and background information for consumers. Department of Heath and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), (formerly called the Heath Care Financing Administration or HCFA) http://www.hcfa.gov Federal government site for the State Children's Heath Insurance Program, Medicaid and Medicare. Has comprehensive, national-level information about SCHIP, links to other federal and state programs, many publications, statistics,data base of laws and regulations, information for consumers, states, researchers and students. American
Academy of Pediatrics Contains comprehensive information and updates about SCHIP. Includes AAP's Policy Statement on SCHIP, final SCHIP rules, state information and links, statistics, SCHIP evaluation, fact sheets, information for parents, and research and advocacy links. Covering
Kids A national health access initiative for low-income, uninsured children, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Focuses on outreach and enrollment activities. Provides inks to state grantee projects, resources for families and well as for researchers and policy makers, press releases, information on the new initiative to promote coverage for the families of children enrolled in SCHIP and a SCHIP information center.
Families USA A national heath care consumer advocacy organization. Covers the latest news regarding SCHIP regulations, advocacy and outreach activities, links to governmental and voluntary organization policy statements, links to state-level resources, extensive list of consumer publications. North
Carolina's Department of Heath and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance Includes a downloadable application and instructions (in both English and Spanish), Heath Choice Handbook, and a section on Special Needs Benefits: The Children with Special Needs Booklet for families, and information on accessing the Emergency Respite Care program in NC. The
Illinois Title V Children with Special Health Care Needs program, the Division
of Specialized Care for Children Includes a downloadable brochure (PDF file) "DSCC and KidCare", guide for families of CSHCN who are participating in and both the Illinois SCHIP program, KidCare and in DSCC.Site contains other useful information for families including a family newsletter, Coordinated Care Record, transition brochure and many other links and resources. Let us know what you think of the webcast session, as well as your suggestions for future shows, by sending us a message at kmco@uic.edu.
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