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This roadmap lays out the four design features (and practical recommendations for action within each) necessary to enroll almost 4 million Californians newly eligible for subsidized health coverage under health reform, in addition to assisting the over 8 million already receiving such coverage. While written with a specific focus on California, the information and recommendations in the report will be relevant to decisionmakers in any state.
The Children's Partnership has developed a guide to maximize HIT's ability to engage child and parent consumers in their own health by improving access to and use of their electronic health information. When designed with children and parents in mind, HIT can connect, inform, empower, and protect -- four guide posts to effective engagement of this critical consumer segment.
California is poised to make great progress, and has an opportunity to leverage the tremendous potential of information technology to improve health and wellness outcomes for vulnerable populations, particularly children and youth living in foster care. Recent technology and policy developments have created an environment in which it is possible to transform the delivery of care by linking systems, programs, and providers, allowing decision-makers efficient access to the information necessary to provide comprehensive care to the whole child.Building on two previous reports, this Issue Brief summarizes the potential for electronic information exchange to enhance care coordination and improve outcomes, highlights current efforts at the state and local level to achieve these results, and raises a few policy issues that, if resolved, would facilitate movement toward the goal of appropriate information exchange between programs and providers to serve vulnerable youth.
The need for efficient and effective coordination of care to adequately serve children living in foster care is broadly acknowledged by experts in the field. This Roadmap describes how information technology and the electronic exchange of information can be used as a powerful tool to improve the coordination of care and provision of services for children living in foster care in California.
This Issue Brief describes how Electronic Record Systems (ERS) - electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technology solutions that facilitate the management, sharing, and use of information - can benefit children in foster care, and the systems that serve them. The brief profiles state and local ERS efforts for the foster care population, highlighting early evidence of the efforts' impact and outlining lessons- learned. It also provides recommendations for actions to expand the reach of ERSs to benefit greater numbers of children in foster care and, potentially, other children and families.Submitted Comments on Health Care/Health Reform
- Group Comments on Proposed Regulations Governing Eligibility and Enrollment for the Individual ExchangeDownload submitted comments from The Children's Partnership and our consumer advocate partners regarding the Exchange's March 21, 2013 proposed eligibility and enrollment regulations for the Individual Exchange (Covered California).
- Comments on Proposed Online and Paper Model Applications
Download TCP's submitted comments to CMS on the proposed Online and Paper Model Applications, CMS-10440.
- Comments on Proposed RulesDownload submitted comments from California's Children Advocates to CMS on proposed rulemaking regarding streamlining and seamlessness under the ACA, CMS-2334-P.
- Comments on Stage 3 Meaningful UseDownload TCP's submitted comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HIT Policy Committee, regarding Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria.
- Comments on the Single Streamlined Application Data ElementsDownload TCP's submitted comments on Draft Elements and Supporting Statement for Data Collection to Support Eligibility Determinations, CMS-10433, CMS-10438, CMS-10439 and CMS-10440.
- Comments, Small Business Health Options Program
Download TCP's submitted comments to the California Health Benefit Exchange on Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), regarding employee/employer plan choice and navigators.
- Comments on Service Center OptionsDownload TCP's submitted comments to the California Health Benefit Exchange on Service Center Options.
- Comments on Qualified Health Plan Policies and Strategies to Improve Care, Prevention and AffordablilityDownload TCP's comments on child-only plans , submitted to the California Health Benefit Exchange.
- Group Comments to CMS, General Guidance on Federally-facilitated ExchangesThe Children's Partnership joined national advocates on this letter to CCIIO/CMS regarding the May 16, 2012 "General Guidance on Federally-facilitated Exchanges".
- Group Comment on Medicaid Payment RuleJoint advocates letter regarding CMS-2370-P; Medicaid Program: Payments for Services Furnished by Certain Primary Care Physicians and Charges for Vaccine Administration Under the Vaccines for Children Program
- CHDP Gateway: Maximizing Its Potential for Children as the Affordable Care Act Is ImplementedDownload our recommendations to California policymakers regarding increasing access to health care for children through the CHDP Gateway under ACA.
- Interim Final Rule: Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans
Download the submitted comments CMS-9989-F
- Medicaid Program; Eligibility Changes Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010
Download submitted comments on CMS-2349-F
- Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rules
Download the submitted comments on CMS-0044.
- Meaningful Use Stage 2 Preliminary Proposed Rules
Download the submitted comments on CMS-0044-P.
- Proposed Rules, Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program
Download the submitted comments to HIT Policy Committee, CMS-0033-P
Letters of Support on Health Care/Health Reform
- Letter of Support for SB 126
The Children's Partnership supports SB 126 (Steinberg) which will extend the provisions of California’s Autism Insurance Mandate Law (SB 946) for an additional five years until July 1, 2019.
Download the letter of support here.
- Letter of Support for Healthy Families and Strong Communities
The Children's Partnership joins over 360 organizations on a signed a letter to the President and Members of Congress in support of access to health care and nutrition assistance for all Americans, including immigrant families.
Download the letter here.
- Letter to HHS: Eliminate CHIP Waiting Period
The Children's Partnership signed-on with other child advocates to support the elimination of a waiting period currently under the Proposed Rule pertaining to Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges, CMS-2234-P.
Download the full letter here.
- Joint Letter on the Proposed Regulations for Medicaid to Age 26 for Eligible Former Foster Youth
The Children's Partnership joined the Children's Defense Fund and other child advocacy organizations on a letter to HHS on a new health care law requirement that former foster care youth be covered by Medicaid to the age of 26.
Download the letter here.
- Letter to Democratic Congressional Leadership: Protect Medicaid
The Children's Partnership signed-on with Community Catalyst as one of 193 groups from thirty-four states and Washington, DC urging the Democratic Congressional Leadership to protect Medicaid in the current budget debate to avert the fiscal cliff.
Download the full letter here.
- Letter of Support for School-Based Health Centers
The Children's Partnership joined the California School Health Centers Association, the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, and other children’s advocates in support for a $50 million appropriation, in the President’s FY 2014 budget, dedicated exclusively to school-based health center (SBHC) operations.
Download the letter to Secretary Sebelius here.
- California's Section 1115 Waiver Amendment Request Regarding the Children's Health Insurance Program Transition into Medicaid
The Children's Partnership signed-on with NHeLP and other California child advocate organizations to voice comments and concerns about California's Section 1115 Waiver Amendment Request regarding the Children's Health Insurance Program Transition to Medicaid Program.
Download the letter here .
- Coverage for DACA Eligible Teenagers and Young Adults
The Children's Partnership joined national and state children's advocates supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA-eligible individuals having access coverage in the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) as well as through the Exchanges.
Download the support letter sent on October 29, 2012.
- Support Letter Urges Governor to Sign SB 970 (de Leon)
The Children's Partnership submitted a letter to Governor Brown, urging his signature of SB 970 (de Leon). SB 970 would integrate the process of applying for health coverage with public programs such as CalFresh and CalWORKS.
- Coalition Letter to Governor Brown and CA Legislature on Healthy Families EliminationThe Children's Partnership joins a broad coalition in a statement urging the Legislature to vote "no" on Health Families elimination.
- Support Letter to Protect CHIPRA Performance Bonus Funding
The Children's Partnership joined a broad coalition of national advocates opposing a vote by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to cut $400 million from CHIPRA Performance Bonuses funding.
Download the letter sent to all House health staff May 7, 2012
- Coalition Letter in Support of the Children's Budget Act
The Children's Partnership joined this letter of support by the First Focus Campaign for Children on their work with Representative Danny Davis (IL) in the House and Senator Menendez (NJ) in the Senate on the Children’s Budget Act – H.R. 1602 and S. 1396. The legislation would call for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to annually produce a full and deliberate accounting of all the money the federal government spends on and for children.
Download the letter sent on April 16, 2012.
- California's Children's Health Coverage Coalition Sends Letter to CA Legislature Regarding Healthy Families to MediCal ShiftDownload letter to Senator Steinberg and Assemblymember Perez.
- California's Children's Health Coverage Coalition Sends Letter to CA LegislatureDownload the letter to Senator DeSaulnier and Assemblymember Mitchell.
Presentations on Health Care/Health Reform
- Children’s Regional Integrated Service System Conference: ACA Impacts for Children
Kristen Golden Testa presented implications and benefits of ACA for California’s children with special needs.
Download the Power Point presentation here.
- California's Experience Designing a Streamlined User-Friendly Enrollment System
Kristen Golden Testa, Health Director
Health Action 2012 Families USA, Washington DC
January 19, 2012Download the Power Point
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