Beth Morrow

The Children's Partnership is pleased to announe that Beth Morrow, Director of Health IT Initiatives, is joining the  Consumer Empowerment Workgroup (CEWG) of the Health IT Policy Committee (HITPC). The newly formed Consumer Empowerment Workgroup’s charge is to provide recommendations on policy issues and opportunities for strengthening the ability of consumers, patients, and lay caregivers to manage health and health care for themselves or others.  Download the full statement here. 

Download 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). 

Download TCP's submitted comments to CMS on the proposed Online and Paper Model Applications, CMS-10440.

The Children’s Partnership and SPARC will be co-hosting a webinar, "Electronic Information Exchange: Elements that Matter for Children in Foster Care," on Thursday, January 31st at 2:00pm EST.

Speakers will include:

• Beth Morrow, Director of Health IT Initiatives at The Children’s Partnership (Author of the issue brief)
• Michelle Lustig, Coordinator for the Foster Youth and Homeless Education Services, San Diego, CA
• Rebecca Alejandro, Program Specialist, Texas Health and Human Services Commission

You can register for the webinar here.

The Children's Partnership and SPARC co-released Electronic Information Exchange: Elements that Matter for Children in Foster Care, an issue brief that lays out the case for investing in systems that enable electronic information exchange for children and youth in foster care, reviews existing efforts underway in states and communities, identifies specific elements that serve this population most effectively, and discusses steps that state advocates can take to establish an integrated electronic record of care for foster children and youth in their state.

The Children’s Partnership and SPARC will be hosting an webinar on Thursday, January 31^st at 2:00pm EST. Speakers will include Beth Morrow, Director of Health IT Initiatives at The Children’s Partnership, author of the issue brief. 

You can register for the webinar here.

Beth Morrow | January 2013

This brief lays out the case for investing in systems that enable electronic information exchange for children and youth in foster care, reviews existing efforts underway in states and communities, identifies specific elements that serve this population most effectively, and discusses steps that state advocates can take to establish an integrated electronic record of care for foster children and youth in their state.

Download the issue brief.

The Children’s Partnership and SPARC co-hosted a webinar, Electronic Information Exchange: Elements that Matter for Children in Foster Care (audio recording and slides), providing examples of current electronic information exchange programs in the states.

Download TCP's submitted comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HIT Policy Committee, regarding Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria.

On January 1, 2013, federal lawmakers passed a bill that will improve social workers’ access to school records of the children and youth in foster care that they support. 

"Through the Uninterrupted Scholars Act, Congress has provided an important stepping stone to improve outcomes for children and youth in foster care," said Beth Morrow, Director, Health IT Initiatives. Download her full statement here .

Read about the Uninterrrupted Scholars Act here. 

Download TCP's comments  on California's HIE Strategic and Operational Plan, submitted August 9, 2012

Read the official comments to the U.S. Department of Education on improving outcomes for disconnected youth.

Washington, DC, May 17, 2012 -- Ms. Morrow, Director, Health IT Initiatives, spoke before the Children's Health Care Caucus on uses of Electronic Information Exchange for Children in Foster Care.

Beth Morrow, Director, Health IT Initiatives
Children's Health Care Caucus, Washington, DC
May 17, 2012

Download the Power Point Presentation

Download submitted comments  to CMS regarding CMS-0044-P, Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rules.
May 7, 2012

Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

Beth Morrow guest blogs  on essential design features for enrollment under the ACA.

 By Dawn Horner and Beth Morrow | January 2012

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.

Download the Executive Summary
Download the Full Report 

State Health Watch

Download article here.

By Beth Morrow | September 2011

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.

Download the report.

By Beth Morrow, Kristen Golden Testa, Terri Shaw, and Lisa Han | July 2011

This visual companion piece to Easy, Efficient, Real-Time (EER): A Framework for a First-Class Health Insurance Enrollment Experience in California walks the viewer through an individual's ideal enrollment experience. View the Guide.

By Beth Morrow | July 2011

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of uninsured adults and children will gain eligibility for Medicaid or health coverage through new health insurance Exchanges beginning in 2014. The law calls upon states to develop simple and streamlined processes for establishing, verifying and updating eligibility for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and federal subsidies for Exchange coverage.

By Beth Morrow, Kristen Golden Testa, Terri Shaw, and Lisa Han | July 2011

This Framework lays out, step by step, how eligibility, enrollment, and retention should work for consumers so that California can meet the expectations of the Affordable Care Act. While developed for California, this Framework can be used in any state to help stakeholders focus on the elements that matter most for consumers. It is designed to be a practical resource for decision-makers as they work to achieve our shared goal: a simple, efficient door into health care in California that works well for its consumers.

Download the issue brief  (PDF, 862 KB).

Download testimony to the Certifcation/Adoption Workgroup on the impact of EHR Usability on the Consumer.
April 21, 2011

Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

Beth Morrow guest blogs on using mobile technology to increase participation in health coverage.

 

By Lisa Han and Beth Morrow | March 2011

By Beth Morrow | October 2010

The success of the Affordable Care Act in achieving near-universal health coverage will depend on the effectiveness of the enrollment and renewal processes that states put in place. The law establishes the expectation that systems should enroll individuals with the minimum possible burden and handle transitions seamlessly.

This brief, published in partnership with the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, explains the key enrollment-related provisions of the health reform law, discusses the elements of an enrollment system that would comply with the law's requirements, and offers strategies -- and examples -- of how to achieve such a system.

With a quickly approaching 2014 deadline, states must begin working together with federal agencies and stakeholders to put critical policies and systems in place. As states address the immediate challenge of designing and building an Exchange, coordination with Medicaid and CHIP at all points in the enrollment process -- from application at the front-end, to data retrieval and verification at the back end -- is a fundamental organizing principle.

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State Health Watch 

Download the article here. (See page 9).