Introduction In a System Of Care (SOC) approach, leaders work across systems to improve behavioral health and related outcomes for children and their families by ensuring strategic, coordinated, effective upstream service delivery. Cross-system collaboration — developed in partnership with children, … Read More
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2025 Federal Poverty Level Standards
As required by Section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updates the poverty guidelines at least annually and by law these updates are applied to … Read More
Timing of Medicaid Enrollment for Children Engaged with Child Welfare Services in Two States
This brief examines the timing of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP)—hereafter, “Medicaid”—enrollment relative to timing of engagement with child welfare services for children in Florida and Kentucky. The analysis covers children involved in child welfare systems from 2017-2021. … Read More
Sections 5121 and 5122 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Background Numerous studies show incarcerated youth experience high rates of physical and behavioral health conditions: Improving health care transitions for incarcerated youth is critically important. Many of these youth would otherwise be eligible or are already enrolled in Medicaid and … Read More
MACStats: Medicaid and CHIP Data Book
This 2024 edition of the MACStats: Medicaid and CHIP Data Book presents the most current data available on Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), two programs that provide a safety net for low-income populations who otherwise would … Read More
