Health Care/Reform

The Children's Partnership joined national advocates on this letter to CCIIO/CMS  regarding the May 16, 2012 "General Guidance on Federally-facilitated Exchanges".

Joint 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

Download our recommendations  to California policymakers regarding increasing access to health care for children through the CHDP Gateway under ACA.

Download the submitted comments CMS-9989-F

Download the submitted comments  on CMS-0044.

Download submitted comments on CMS-2349-F

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

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.

89.3 KPCC

Health reform anniversary: How has it helped California citizens?

Sacramento Bee

Affordable Care Act already helps millions of children

 

Insure the Uninsured Project 

Wendy Lazarus guest blogs on the ACA two-year anniversary.

Kristen Golden Testa, Health Director
Health Action 2012 Families USA, Washington DC
January 19, 2012

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Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

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

The Children's Partnership (TCP) released Building A Consumer-Driven Eligibility, Enrollment, and Renewal System: Essential Design Features for Effective Health Reform in California. This 40-page blueprint lays out the four design features necessary to enroll and maintain coverage for nearly 4 million Californians newly eligible for subsidized programs under health reform in addition to serving the over 8 million already receiving such coverage.

Download full press release .

 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 

Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

Kristen Golden Testa guest blogs  on the "Kid's Glitch".

By Kathleen Hamilton

This paper provides recommendations to the California Health Benefit Exchange Board (HBEX) as it proceeds with the implementation of the SHOP program for small employers. These recommendations are aimed at ensuring that families covered through SHOP have access to and understand the best affordable care available for children. As a participant of the CA HBEX Board's Stakeholder SHOP Work Group, The Children's Partnership sees the SHOP as a critical piece of the children's coverage matrix and has identified key issues around incorporating the SHOP Program into the IT system design. Further, SHOP is critical to ensuring that all possible avenues of providing health coverage for children are maximized.

Download the paper.

SACRAMENTO - California's leading children's advocates today congratulated Governor Brown on signing key legislation that moves health care reform forward in California, and sets the stage for improving access to health care coverage for children. By signing AB 1296 (Bonilla), AB 922 (Monning) and SB 51 (Alquist), the Governor allows the state to continue to move forward on implementation of the Affordable Care Act in California.

Read full press release .

Health Reform Enrollment October 2011 Update

Health Reform Enrollment August 2011 Update 

Also, information in an opportunity to comment on Proposed Rule and New Partnerships Using Express Lane Comcepts.  

Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog

Kathleen Hamilton guest blogs about the progress of CA Health Exchange. 

The California Health Benefit Exchange launched its stakeholder engagement process. Two separate workgroups were established to address eligibility and enrollment process issues specific to both the individual and small employer markets. 

Read more about the stakeholder workgroups . 

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).