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May 24, 2000 1:30pm Central Time Topic: Beyond Insurance: Other Resources Connect to Webcast KMCO. Click here to connect to the webcast. A RealPlayer window will appear on your screen, and after a few seconds the audio will begin automatically. Once the audio has begun, you may leave the RealPlayer window open, or you may minimize it clicking the first small box, which contains a horizontal line on the upper, right corner of the Player window. This will minimize your Player window, but still allow you to hear the broadcast. Do not click the third box marked X. Doing so will disconnect you from the broadcast. If you are disconnected from the broadcast you can reconnect by clicking one of the "click "here links at the beginning of this paragraph. To reopen the Player window, click the RealPlayer button that appears on the bar on bottom of your screen. Throughout the webcast you can click on other links on this site, such as the Session Resources below. 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. Session Speakers 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. Diane Becker, MSW, LCSW is a clinical social worker at the University of Chicago Childrens Hospital with 12 years of experience working with families and children. Barbara McCann is the mother of 5 children, including Colleen who has Cerebral Palsy. Barbara has accessed a number of programs in order to have health benefits for her family. Session
Resources PowerPoint Presentation: A summary of the key points of the webcast session. Download or view the original PPT file. To move through the slides, simply press the Page Up or Page Down button on your computer keyboard. To return to this web page, click the Back button on the toolbar on the upper, left corner of your computer screen. You will need PowerPoint 95 to view this presention. If you don't have either version of PowerPoint, click the HTML Version to view a slideshow version of the presentation. To return to this web page, click the Back button on the toolbar on the upper, left corner of your computer screen. Medicaid
is a jointly-funded state and federal government
program that pays for medically necessary services.
Medicaid pays for medical services for children
and their caretakers, pregnant women, and persons
who are disabled, blind or 65 years of age or
older. Insure Kids Now is a site where you can find information on each state's own program that makes health insurance coverage available to children in working families. http://www.insurekidsnow.gov Shriners A network of 22 hospitals that provide expert, no-cost orthopaedic and burn care to children under 18. http://www.shrinershq.org Kidcare
This site gives an overview of Kidcare, including
who is eligible, the benefits of enrolling,
and how to apply. http://www.state.il.us/dpa/kidcare.htm.
Information about Kidcare is also available
on the Children's
Memorial Medical Center Web site. (http://www.childmmc.edu/cmhweb/ DSCC The Division of Specialized Care for children offers care coordination and financial assistance for the diagnosis and treatment for children with certain chronic health impairments determined eligible for program support. http://www.uic.edu/hsc/dscc/ 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. |