SCHIP:
Implementing Effective Programs and Understanding Their Impact, an online
learning program
This online
learning program is based on two classroom workshops offered in June
and September 1998 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's
User Liaison Program, and summarizes presentations designed to assist
State health policymakers in understanding the dynamics of SCHIP implementation
and accessing and using research findings to develop and implement their
initial SCHIP programs. (Prepared for AHRQ, Ongoing)
Reducing
Violence: Issues, Options, and Opportunities for State Governments
This document
summarizes the User Liaison Program workshop held in February 2000 to
educate State and local health policymakers on the issues and opportunities
for reducing violence and the importance of violence prevention. (Prepared
for AHRQ, 2000)
Regional
State Team-Building Workshops on the State Children's Health Insurance
Program (CHIP), Executive Summary
50 kb file
Between
December of 1998 and May of 1999, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) and its centers -- the Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment (CSAT), the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP),
and the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) -- sponsored four 2-day
State team-building workshops on CHIP to provide multidisciplinary teams
from States with information about national outreach efforts and strategies
for expanding mental health and substance abuse benefits under CHIP.
The workshops were held in Texas, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and
Alaska. (Prepared for CSAT Division of State and Community Assistance,
1999)
TIE
Communique on Substance Abuse Treatment and the State Children's Health
Insurance Program
365 kb file
The topic
of the State Children's Health Insurance Program and the valuable opportunity
this program presents to States to access additional resources for comprehensive
quality mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services
for children and adolescents is addressed by policymakers, providers,
researchers, clinicians, and State and county personnel. (Prepared for
CSAT Division of State and Community Assistance, Fall 1999)
Redesigning
MCH Systems under Health Care Reform: A Proposal for Puerto Rico Officials
187 kb file
For the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, HSR assisted Maternal and Child Health
Officials in exploring future directions for the Commonwealth's Title
V program under health care reform. The report analyzes existing MCH
systems in Puerto Rico; presents a range of options for new program
development in the areas of support services for high-risk families,
services for children with special health care needs, primary prevention
activities, and core public health functions; estimates the costs that
would be associated with adoption of the proposed new functions; and
discusses implementation strategies and key challenges to be faced by
Puerto Rico officials as they assume new roles. (Proposed for Puerto
Rico Department of Health, 1996)
Enhanced
Care for Kids: A Proposed Benefit Package for At-Risk Children in Delaware
257 kb file
For the
State of Delaware, HSR designed an enhanced benefit package for children
at risk of poor growth and development due to psychosocial and environmental
factors. The report presents this package and includes detailed estimates
of the costs that would be associated with the delivery of the proposed
benefits package. (Prepared for Delaware Department of Health and Social
Services, April 1995)
Assessing
the Risk of Women and Children Enrolled in Managed Care: Design Options
for South Carolina Officials
60 kb file
For the
State of South Carolina, HSR analyzed how 13 States are designing and
implementing risk assessment systems under Medicaid managed care for
three populations of critical concern: pregnant women, children with
special health care needs, and children with mental health needs. (Prepared
for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control,
August 1995)
Coordinating
Adolescent Health Centers and Managed Care: State Experiences and Lessons
Learned
131 kb file
For the
State of Michigan, HSR analyzed 13 States' policies and systems designs
for coordinating Medicaid managed care plans and school-based health
centers. The report describes the implementation of contracts between
school-based clinics and managed care plans, discusses the types of
efforts that State agencies have undertaken to encourage the development
of these contracts, and summarizes the lessons learned in the 13 States
regarding successful coordination between school-based health centers
and managed care organizations. (Prepared for Michigan Department of
Public Health, November 1995)
Delivering
and Financing Services for Vulnerable Children Under Health Care Reform
211 kb file
For the
State of Minnesota, HSR and its consultant analyzed alternative service
delivery and payment options for "wrap-around" services for
four populations of vulnerable children under the State's health care
reform initiative: children with special health care needs, children
at psychosocial risk of poor growth and development, adolescents, and
low-income children who face barriers to accessing health services.
(Prepared for Minnesota Department of Health, November 1995)
