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Meg Comeau, MHA Catalyst Center Project Director Susan Epstein, MSW

The Catalyst Center State-at-a-glance Chartbook on Coverage and Financing for CYSHCN: A Tool for Change. Meg Comeau, MHA Catalyst Center Project Director Susan Epstein, MSW Catalyst Center Director of Dissemination February 28, 2007. Goals of the Project.

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Meg Comeau, MHA Catalyst Center Project Director Susan Epstein, MSW

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  1. The Catalyst Center State-at-a-glance Chartbook on Coverage and Financing for CYSHCN: A Tool for Change Meg Comeau, MHA Catalyst Center Project Director Susan Epstein, MSW Catalyst Center Director of Dissemination February 28, 2007

  2. Goals of the Project • Increase understanding of the health care financing environment for CYSHCN in states • Provide baseline tool to support stakeholder collaboration at state level • Collect and disseminate information on coverage and financing best practices

  3. State-at-a-glance Coverage and Financing Charts • Drawn from a wide range of standardized, national sources • Demographics • Economics • Child Health Services • Factors Influencing Health Care Coverage • Title V Program • “What You Can Learn From This State: snapshots of innovative practices

  4. State Innovations: Strategies to Expand Coverage and Care • Organized into four domains – drawn from survey interviews: • Covering More Kids (reducing uninsurance) • Closing Benefit Gaps (reducing underinsurance) • Paying for Additional Services (increasing wrap coverage) • Building Capacity (enhancing the infrastructure of coverage and care)

  5. Dissemination Phase 1 • 7 targets at state level • Title V • CSHCN • Medicaid • Family Voices • Governor • Executive health policy • Legislative leadership • MCHB grantees & partners

  6. Dissemination Phase 2 • 4 Topical conference calls • Conference presentations • Outreach to partner organizations • Catalyst Center web site

  7. For more information, contact Meg Comeau, MHA Director The Catalyst Center 617-426-4447, ext. 27 mcomeau@bu.edu www.hdwg.org/catalyst

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