Healthcare Reform Summary & Timeline Available

The Kaiser Family Foundation (www.kff.org) issued a 5 page PDF available on the Health Reform Implementation Timeline. In bullet-point form, it has sections on Insurance Reform, Medicare, Medicaid, and Tax Changes, among others. Link to http://www.kff.org/healthreform/8060.cfm

There is also a 13-page summary of the new Health Reform Law (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed on March 23, 2010, available for download. This document highlights Employer Requirements, Expansion of Public Programs, Tax Changes, and Health Insurance Exchanges, and more. The publication number is 8061 and the direct link is http://www.kff.org/healthreform/8061.cfm

Ten Years and Counting: What Have We Learned About Enrolling Kids in SCHIP and Medicaid?

This panel covered the findings of a forthcoming National Academy for State Health Policy paper -- speakers used a decade's worth of data to try to answer the question, "how we can become more effective in enrolling the kids who are eligible for public programs?" Three states also shared their experiences in improving health and health care for children.
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2807

Covering Kids and Families: Communications Action Center

Covering Kids and Families: Communications Action Center

Covering Kids and Families, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a national health access initiative for low-income, eligible, uninsured children and adults. The Communications Action Center is a comprehensive training center with information on planning communication and outreach efforts to enroll eligible uninsured children in Medicaid or SCHIP. A number of useful resources such as: educational tool kits, how to place public service announcements, how to engage the business community, and fundraising tutorials are available on their Web site. These resources can be helpful in planning campaigns while focusing on communication and outreach education. You can access this information online at: http://coveringkidsandfamilies.org/actioncenter.

MEDICAID WAIVER WORKSHOP

MEDICAID WAIVER WORKSHOP - Sponsored by Care Connection for Children at CHKD
Presenter: Sandy Hermann, Community Resource Coordinator

Understanding Home and Community-Based Services for People with Disabilities
Friday, June 8, 2007 from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sentara Brickhouse Auditorium at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
601 Children's Lane
Norfolk, VA 23507

Home and community-based waivers were established to slow the growth of Medicaid spending for nursing home care and to address criticism of Medicaid’s institutional bias. In 1981, Congress amended the Medicaid program to allow for Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waivers as alternative services for institutional placement.

There are many myths and gaps in information concerning Medicaid Waivers. This workshop is designed to dispel the myths and share the facts. Time for questions has been built into the agenda. The goal of the workshop is to provide information that is understandable for you to use in accessing appropriate Medicaid Waiver services. The presentation will include the following topics:

· Description of Virginia’s Medicaid Waivers
· Screening and eligibility requirements
· Types of services provided through each of the waivers (ex. Consumer-directed
and agency based personal care services, assistive technology, nursing services,
environmental modifications, in-home residential, companion care services )
· Role of the Case Manager and Consumer Directed Services Facilitator
· Using the appeal process
· Waiting lists for Medicaid Waiver services

This workshop is free and will be geared towards professionals that need information on Medicaid Waiver access and services available.

Please call 668-7132 to register and ensure that enough lunches are available. Accommodations will be provided and must be requested in advance when you pre-register. Request for interpreters must be at least seven working days prior to the workshop.