Administration of the SUN Bucks Program In FFY 2024, DCFS administered the SUN Bucks program, distributing approximately $80,273,040 in nutritional assistance to 668,942 eligible school-aged children during the summer months. Each child received a one-time $120 benefit, with benefits being … Read More
Medicaid
Medicaid Reform, Youth Mental Health and EMS Corps
In the latest episode of CaseyCast®, Lisa Lawson speaks with public health innovator Alex Briscoe about how Medicaid, a program often viewed as a bureaucratic safety net, can become a powerful lever for systemic change, workforce development and youth well-being. Briscoe, a principal at the Public Works Alliance and … Read More
How Can The System of Care Approach Improve Outcomes For Children and Families Involved With Child Welfare?
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
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
Building Successful Data Linking Teams for Child Welfare and Medicaid Agencies
Lessons Learned from the Child Welfare and Health Infrastructure for Linking and Data Analysis of Resources, Effectiveness, and Needs (CHILDREN) Initiative INTRODUCTION Linking data across public systems is beneficial for a multitude of reasons including care coordination, improving research on … 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
State Medicaid Approaches to Respite Care for Children and Youth with Chronic and Complex Needs
Introduction Family caregivers play a critical role in supporting children and youth with chronic illness, behavioral and special health care needs, and medical complexities. Without access to adequate services and supports, family caregivers are often relied upon to fill gaps … Read More
Timely Health Care for Children and Youth in Foster Care: Getting Started on Quality Improvement
This video provides an overview of how Medicaid and child welfare agencies can start a QI project to improve timeliness of health services for children and youth entering foster care. The Model for Improvement is built on small tests of … Read More
Improving Timely Health Care for Children and Youth in Foster Care Driver Diagram and Change Ideas
A driver diagram shows the processes or systems that affect the aim of your quality improvement (QI) project and determine what you need to do to improve outcomes. Use the state Medicaid and CHIP improving timely health care for children … Read More