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Health and Disability Working Group
Boston University School of Public Health

Health Insurance & Financing Toolkit

CHARTBOOK

State-at-a-Glance Chartbook on Coverage and Financing of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, (January, 2007)

TECHNICAL BRIEFS

Fundamentals

  • Why Health Insurance is Important to Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (July, 2006)
  • Mandated Benefits: Essential to Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (April, 2006)
  • Medicaid as a Second Language: A Slightly Irreverent Guide to Common Medicaid Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations (March, 2007)

Family Opportunity Act (FOA) and Medicaid Buy-In Programs

  • Reducing Under-Insurance for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs through Medicaid Buy-In Programs (November, 2006)
  • Methodology for Estimating the Impact of State Implementation of the Family Opportunity Act (November, 2006)
  • Frequently Asked Questions about the Family Opportunity Act's Medicaid Buy-In Option (February, 2007)

Medical Debt and Family Financial Hardship

  • Payer of Last Resort: Medical Debt and Financial Hardship among Families Raising Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (March, 2007)

Paying for Additional Services

  • Relief Funds: A Safety Net for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (August,2007)
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