Health Care Reform & Medical Home
Health care reform has created new possibilities for the advancement of medical home. This page provides information and resources related to health care reform and its relationship to medical home.
AAP Priorities Within Health Reform Implementation: One-page Fact Sheet on Medical Home 
The Affordable Care Act and Children with Special Health Care Needs: An Analysis and Steps for State Policymakers 
Developed by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) for the Catalyst Center
This paper reviews and analyzes key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) relevant for children with special health care needs to help inform state policymakers' decisions in implementing health care reform.
Blog—Better Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries through Health Homes
National Association of State Health Policy (NASHP)
This post, available on the NASHP State Refor(u)m online health reform implementation network, serves as a quick introduction to health homes and provides a helpful update on recent activity in leading states. The post highlights information from Building Health Homes in Medicaid, a session held at the NASHP 24th Annual State Health Policy Conference in Kansas City, Missouri in October 2011.
Essential Elements of Health Care Reform for CYSHCN—Looking to the Future—Opportunities and Challenges in Health Reform for MCH
The Catalyst Center—October 2010
Fact Sheet—Health Reform: What's in it to Promote the Medical Home?
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs—October 2010
HealthCare.gov
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
This Web site is
designed to help consumers understand the new health reform law, learn more about insurance options, learn about prevention, and compare health care quality. It is the first Web site to collect both public and private health insurance options across the nation in a single place. In addition to providing coverage scenarios based on individual circumstances, it also highlights the issues and benefits of the new law for providers.
- CuidadoDeSalud.gov
Spanish version of the HealthCare.gov site
- Insurance Finder
Features pricing and detailed benefit information for private insurance plans for individuals and families and enhanced information about public health resources. Consumers can compare monthly premium estimates, annual deductibles, maximum out-of-pocket limits, categories of covered services, and other important information to help them determine what plan is best for them.
National Center for Health Reform Implementation
The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) National Center for Health Reform Implementation provides assistance to state MCH programs and their key partners to optimize the opportunities presented by health reform for women and children, including children with special health care needs (CSHCN). Questions about the work of this center, and requests for individualized assistance, can be directed to Carolyn Mullen, Associate Director (cmullen@amchp.org) or Karen VanLandeghem Senior Advisor, National Center for Health Reform Implementation (kvan@amchp.org).
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