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Behavior Health Programs
Approach: Support state agencies to identify eligibility and connect children to appropriate behavioral health services
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: State/Systems
Care Coordination Using Community Health Workers
Approach: Provide access to comprehensive care coordination for children with chronic diseases to ensure benefits adequacy and reasonable costs
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Emerging Evidence
Target Audience: State/Community
CHIP
Approach: Support the enrollment of children in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) across the state
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: State/Systems
Dependent Coverage Expansion
Approach: Use dependent coverage expansion policies to prevent loss of insurance coverage among adolescents and young adults (AYA)
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Moderate Evidence
Target Audience: State/Community
EPSDT
Approach: Expand access to EPSDT benefits for children enrolled in Medicaid
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: State/Systems
Expansion of Access to Prenatal Care
Approach: Expand access to prenatal care to increase coverage and improve health outcomes for immigrant women and their infants
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Scientifically Rigorous Evidence
Target Audience: State/Community
Expansion of Coverage Eligibility (Partnerships with Medicaid)
Approach: Promote expansion of Medicaid benefits; reduce barriers to Medicaid enrollments; leverage partnerships with Medicaid
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Moderate Evidence
Target Audience: State/Systems
Family Supports
Approach: Work collaboratively with Family-to-Family Health Information Centers
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: Caregivers and children
Foster Care
Approach: Implement programs within Medicaid agencies to support children in the foster care system in establishing health insurance
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: State/Systems
Health Reform Legislation
Approach: Support legislative changes to reduce uninsurance and improve access to care for children
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Emerging Evidence
Target Audience: State/Systems/Community/National
Insurance Enrollment Helpline (Benefits Counseling)
Approach: Maintain a state-run helpline to assist with insurance enrollment navigation
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Moderate Evidence
Target Audience: Caregivers and children
Managed Care
Approach: Create or implement specifications within specialty managed care plans to capitate rates for CYSHCN
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: State/Systems
Mandated Benefits
Approach: Implement mandated (state-required) benefits to include specific services for children covered by private health insurers
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: State/Systems
Medicaid Buy-In Program
Approach: Adopt a Medicaid Buy-In program for children with disabilities to ensure adequate insurance coverage
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Emerging Evidence
Target Audience: State/Systems
Medicaid Waivers
Approach: Implement protocol to waive federal regulations to ensure health insurance coverage for CYSHCN
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: State/Systems
Multicomponent Approach
Approach: Use a multicomponent approach (e.g. care management + education/parent engagement + collaborative partnerships; educational messaging + data from program databases + individual counseling) to facilitate enrollment of uninsured and underinsured children
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Emerging Evidence
Target Audience: Caregivers and children
On-Site Medical Practice Care Coordination Services
Approach: Support the development of a care coordination plan by clinics
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Emerging Evidence
Target Audience: Professionals/Providers
Outreach to Communities Experiencing Inequities
Approach: Support outreach to communities experiencing inequalities in health insurance coverage
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: State/Systems
Outreach Using a Data Collection System
Approach: Develop a data collection system that can monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and success of enrollment and retention efforts
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Emerging Evidence
Target Audience: State/Community
Outreach Using Enrollment Assistants
Approach: Use enrollment assistants in community health centers to help patients navigate the public health insurance process
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Emerging Evidence
Target Audience: Professionals/Providers
Outreach Using Mini-Grant Opportunities
Approach: Provide small grants to community-based organizations to improve enrollment and utilization of Medicaid and CHIP
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Emerging Evidence
Target Audience: State/Community
Outreach Using Parent Mentors
Approach: Use trained parent mentors to assist families with getting insurance coverage, accessing health care, and addressing social determinants of health
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Moderate Evidence
Target Audience: Caregivers and children
Outreach Using School Staff
Approach: Use trained school staff to assist families in getting insurance coverage
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Emerging Evidence
Target Audience: School Staff
Outreach Using School-Based Communication Tools
Approach: Use school-based outreach tools to promote enrollment among children and families
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Emerging Evidence
Target Audience: School Staff
Parental Health Insurance Expansions
Approach: Provide health insurance coverage for parents to increase the likelihood of insuring children
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Emerging Evidence
Target Audience: Caregivers and children
Premium Assistance
Approach: Support the development of a premium assistance program for low-income working families
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: State/Systems
Relief Funds
Approach: Establish a state relief fund to support families of CYSHCN with financial burdens
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: State/Systems
TEFRA (Katie Beckett Option)
Approach: Support the implementation of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
NPM: 15 - Continuous and Adequate Insurance
Evidence: Expert Opinion
Target Audience: State/Systems