Medicaid and Children's Health: Related Links
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
The Children's Defense Fund is a private, nonprofit organization which exists to provide a voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves.
The Children's Health Insurance Issues page of The Office of Health Policy in The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of the Department of health and Human Services.
Children Now is a national, nonpartisan organization working to translate the nation's commitment to children and families into action. Recognized nationally for its policy expertise and up-to-date information on the status of children, Children Now uses communications strategies to reach parents, lawmakers, citizens, business, media and community leaders, creating attention and generating positive change on behalf of children.
Connect For Kids, formerly KidsCampaigns, is an on-line action and information center for citizens, businesses, and parents who want to make their communities work for kids. It is sponsored by The Benton Foundation, an organization that works to realize the social benefits made possible by the public interest use of communications.
Covering Kids is a national health access initiative for low-income, uninsured children funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The $47 million program is designed to help increase the number of eligible children who benefit from health insurance coverage programs. Three-year grants will support up to 51 state-local coalitions in conducting outreach initiatives and working toward enrollment simplification and coordination of health coverage programs for low-income children.
The Future of Children web site by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, disseminates timely information on major issues related to children's well-being, with special emphasis on providing objective analysis and evaluation, translating existing knowledge into effective programs and polices, and promoting constructive institutional change.
Institute for Child Health Policy is a research organization based at The University of Florida which seeks to improve the health status of children by integrating resources to assist in the formulation and evaluation of health policies, programs and systems.
Insure Kids Now is the government's web site devoted to enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance program (CHIP). The site provides general information on the program and links to the web sites of all state CHIP programs.
KidsNeeds.com is a worldwide resource that provides children with special needs, families and other caregivers with access to comprehensive information. KidNeeds.com is affiliated with St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children in New York. For over a century, St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children has been providing skilled and compassionate care dedicated to achieving optimal outcomes for special infants, children, adolescents and families. St. Mary's Health Care System for Children is internationally recognized as an innovator and pioneer in the provision of quality medical, health and community care for children with special needs and their families.
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, (NCEMCH) is a project of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University. The Center is dedicated to improving the health of children and families through national leadership in three key areas: state-of-the-art knowledge, program development, and policy analysis and education. The Center serves maternal and child health (MCH) practitioners--including health professionals, researchers, policymakers, program administrators, business leaders, and health officials--to help them make more informed decisions to improve the health of the nation's children and families.
The National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse (NMCHC) disseminates information about maternal and child health across the Nation. Established by Congress in 1978, the Clearinghouse is the repository and distributor of current public information and materials produced by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), selected MCHB grantees' products, and by other organizations with funding from MCHB.
The Southern Institute on Children and Families is an independent nonprofit public policy organization. It endeavors to improve opportunities for children and families in the South, with a focus on disadvantaged children.
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Research and Advocacy Organizations:
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law maintains a Medicaid page on their Web site which focuses on the interests of the mentally disabled.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and middle-income people. It is supported primarily by foundation grants.
The Cross Cultural Health Care Program offers publications and videos on health issues of concern to ethnic minority communities.
The Center For Health Care Strategies is a non-profit policy and resource center affiliated with The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. The Center serves as the National Program Office for the Medicaid Managed Care Program and the Building Health Care Systems for people with Chronic Illnesses initiative, both of which are funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Indexmedico is a comprehensive bilingual Web directory of medical information for doctors, health care professionals, and the public.
The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and The Uninsured is a commission that was established by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation in 1991 to function as a Medicaid policy institute. The goal of the Commission is to improve access to care for low-income Americans. The Health Policy page offers valuable information on the scope of the Medicaid program and its costs to state and federal governments.
Developed by the Kaiser Family Foundation, kaiserEDU gives health policy students and faculty easy access to data, literature, news, and developments regarding major health policy topics and debates. While kaiserEDU.org is targeted to the academic community, it provides a wealth of information that can be used as an integral part of an educational program, as an additional source for independent research, or as background material for a variety of audiences.
The Low Income Networking and Communications (LINC) Project, assists low-income grassroots groups by enhancing their communications capacity through the use of new computer technology.
Murphy's Unofficial Medicaid Page is a quick source of links to Web sites that offer valuable info on Medicaid.
The National Academy for State Health Policy is a multi disciplinary forum of and for state health policy leaders from the executive and legislative branches of government. The NASHP operates under the auspices of The Center For Health Policy Development.
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is the sole organization focusing on the health, and human service needs of the Hispanic community.
The National Association of Public Hospitals & Health Systems represents over 100 hospitals and health systems that together comprise the essential infrastructure of many of America's metropolitan health systems. These systems provide almost 90 percent of their services to Medicare, Medicaid and low income uninsured patients.
The National Association of Social Workers is the largest organization of professional social workers in the world. The NASW promotes high standards of practice and the protection of the consumer of services.
The National Association of State Medicaid Directors is a bi-partisan, professional, non-profit organization of representatives of state Medicaid agencies (including the District of Columbia and the territories). The Web site includes recent papers and legislative alerts on policy issues affecting the Medicaid program.
The National Center for Law and Economic Justice works with and on behalf of low-income people to ensure that adequate income support--public funding provided on the basis of need--is available to meet basic needs and foster healthy human and family development. The Web site offers information on implementation of the Medicaid program.
The National Health Law Program, Inc., better known as NHeLP, is a national public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities.
The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy research organization that investigates and reports on the social and economic problems confronting the nation and government policies and public and private programs designed to alleviate them. The Medicaid page on their Web site offers informative reports in the issue.
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