Projects
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Medicaid/CHIP Managed Care Series
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized sweeping Medicaid and CHIP managed care regulations earlier this year. The rules cover a wide range of topics important to children and low-income families such as improving consumer information, enhancing the beneficiary experience, assuring network adequacy and access to services, advancing quality, and ensuring accountability and transparency. The sheer…
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2016 Annual Conference
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families’ 2016 Annual Conference was held on July 27-29, 2016 at the Omni Shoreham (2500 Calvert Street NW) in Washington, D.C.
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2015 Annual Conference
Georgetown CCF’s 2015 Annual Conference: July 21-23, 2015 We hope you enjoyed this year’s conference! You can find much of the following resources on your USB sticks, but as promised, we will also be uploading slides and additional resources that were discussed in sessions. Agendas, Participant List, Speaker Bios, and Evaluation Form Pre-Conference Agenda Main…
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2014 Annual Conference
Welcoming a new era of Coverage for children and Families June 24 – June 26, 2014 Conference Materials Agenda Participant List Session Slides Welcome The Federal Health Policy Landscape: What’s Happening on the Hill? Medicaid Non-Expansion Planning for The Future of CHIP Recommendations for Facilitating Enrollment of Immigrant Families Experiences on the Ground in Illinois…
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2013 Finish Line Flash Editions
By Tara Mancini December 4, 2013 This edition of the Finish Line Flash brings you several resources related to outreach and enrollment under the ACA and dental benefits in Medicaid. The first is a brief from the American Dental Association that compares rates of child dental utilization between Medicaid and commercial plan enrollees. It is…
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2012 Finish Line Flash Editions
By Tara Mancini December 12, 2012 In this edition of the Finish Line Flash, we introduce you to a new website that aims to protect against Medicaid cuts, a toolkit for developing navigator programs, and news of an upcoming webinar on exchange blueprints. We also include three resources related to health reform implementation: newly released…
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2013 Annual Conference
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: OPENING THE DOOR TO COVERAGE July 30 – August 1, 2013 Conference Materials Agenda Participant List Session Slides Medicaid/CHIP 101 Welcome A Look at Key Issues in the New Marketplaces Messaging to Keep Kids Coverage on the Agenda Understanding Premium Tax Credits and Cost-Sharing Reductions Best Strategies for Organizing
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2012 Annual Conference
Charting the Way: Progress and Priorities for Child and Family Coverage July 17-19, 2012 Conference Materials Agenda Participant List Session Slides Children’s Benefits in 2014 Know the Ropes: Exchange Development Issues for Kids and Families Navigator Session Pediatric Oral Services as Part of the Essential Health Benefits Texas Well and Healthy Waiver Session Slides Wrap…
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Kickstarting Your Back-to-School Activities
July 13, 2010 Included in this webinar is a brief overview of how the federal government is ready to support school-based outreach to enroll eligible children into healthcare programs, an update from GMMB (the advertising firm that has supported previous Back-to-School efforts) about the resources and tools available to support your Back-to-School efforts this year,…
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2011 Finish Line Flash Editions
December 14, 2011 This week, the Finish Line Flash shares a great editorial from Utah, a new report on collecting and using data to support improvements in enrollment and retention, a handy one-page flowchart showing coverage decisions under the ACA, and a brief write-up that explains the affordability test problem that causes the family penalty…
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Finish Line Conferences – Information and Materials
By Martha Heberlein 2012 Summer Conference Save the Date! This year’s Annual Meeting will be held July 17-19 in Washington, DC. Past Conferences: 2011 Conference: Are We Nearing the Finish Line Yet? The State of Play in Children’s Coverage 2010 Conference: Getting to the Finish Line 2009 Conference: Getting to the Finish Line 2008 Conference:…
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CHIPRA Cycle II Grantees: Successful Strategies to Enroll Eligible Children in Medicaid and CHIP
By Martha Heberlein February 27, 2012 Join us for a webinar on Monday, February 27 to hear about new and innovative outreach strategies to enroll eligible children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). We will feature three outstanding projects from among the 39 grantees selected for the second round of $40 million…
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The Twenty-First Century Enrollment Experience
By Martha Heberlein December 15, 2011 The Affordable Care Act will accelerate the use of technology for families and individuals to apply for, enroll in and retain their Medicaid, CHIP and Exchange-based coverage through robust web-based systems and electronic data matches to verify eligibility. It is critically important that these systems be fast, friendly and…
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Finish Line Conference 2011
Are We Nearing the Finish Line Yet? The State of Play in Children’s Coverage October 18-20, 2011 Conference Materials Agenda Participant List Pictures Session Slides Ed Walz, Spitfire Strategies, “Breakfast Roundtable on Narrative Model”. Vikki Wachino, Director of the Children and Adults Health Programs Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, “Assessing the Federal Landscape:…
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Finish Line Conference 2010
Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.
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Implementing Health Reform for Vulnerable Children
Funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this project will uncover specific challenges and policy strategies to ensure children in state-sponsored systems (e.g. child welfare, juvenile justice) or at risk of entering these systems have a strong path to health care as the Affordable Care Act is implemented. Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families…
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KidsWell
The KidsWell campaign focuses on successful health care reform implementation on behalf of children, with the following goals: Ensure successful implementation of health care reform for children; Maximize enrollment for children currently eligible for coverage; and Build a lasting child advocacy infrastructure for children’s health. Funded by Atlantic Philanthropies, the project employs a multi-prong strategy…
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Finish Line Conference 2008
Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.
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Finish Line Conference 2009
Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.
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Finish Line Flash Editions 2015
Since Finish Line was launched in 2007, 1.3 million more children have secured health care coverage bringing the uninsured rate for children to historic lows.
