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April 27, 2017

Assessing Patient Experience: From Special Projects to Routine Process

Pediatric patients and their families rountinely should have the opportunity to give feedback on the health services they receive, and should have their feedback thoughtfully considered by providers, says Edward L. Schor, MD.
April 27, 2017

Mental Health Awareness; CCS Redesign Update; Title V Programs Survey

The latest newsletter from the California Advocacy Network for Children with Special Health Care Needs is available.
April 27, 2017

Supply and Demand for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Limited access to mental health services for children is a well-recognized national problem. The authors suggest that while increasing the supply of providers is a challenge, a demand side approach offers a promising strategy to addressing access issues. Preventing the development or reducing the severity of child and adolescent emotional disorders hold great promise as cost-effective ways to reduce the demand for scarce services, they write.
April 13, 2017

National Standards for CSHCN Care; CCS Advisory Group Meets; Parents Assess Children’s Hospitals

The latest newsletter from the California Advocacy Network for Children with Special Health Care Needs is available.
March 30, 2017

How Pediatricians View Caring for CSHCN; CCS Advisory Group to Meet; Supreme Court Rules on Special Education

The latest newsletter from the California Advocacy Network for Children with Special Health Care Needs is available.
March 16, 2017

Family Engagement Is Topic for Senate Select Committee; Medicaid Action Urged; Regional Center Purchase of Services Disparities

The latest newsletter from the California Advocacy Network for Children with Special Health Care Needs is available.
March 2, 2017

Why the Proposed Medicaid Per Capita Caps and Block Grants Matter for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs

Nearly half of children with special health care needs rely on Medicaid. Edwin Park of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities provides an analysis of the consequences of changing Medicaid to a block grant program.
March 2, 2017

New Foundation Grants; Why Proposed Medicaid Changes Matter for CSHCN; CCS Technical Workgroup Meets

The latest newsletter from the California Advocacy Network for Children with Special Health Care Needs is available.
March 2, 2017

Families Flock to Capitol for Health Summit

Families from around California gathered in Sacramento February 27-28 for the 15^th annual Family Voices of California Health Summit and Legislative Day. Presenters at the Summit included elected officials, community and agency leaders, as well as parent advocates. On Legislative Day, families and their children fanned out through the Capitol to visit legislators' offices and make the case for needed changes in the health care system.
March 2, 2017

New Grants Target Care Coordination for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Improving care coordination for children with special health care needs and their families is the goal of two grants awarded March 1 by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health. Researchers from Children's Hospital Buffalo will design a family-centered system of care coordination for children with medical complexity, and Health Management Associates will examine states that have made progress toward inter-agency collaboration.

Assessing Patient Experience: From Special Projects to Routine Process

Mental Health Awareness; CCS Redesign Update; Title V Programs Survey

Supply and Demand for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

National Standards for CSHCN Care; CCS Advisory Group Meets; Parents Assess Children’s Hospitals

How Pediatricians View Caring for CSHCN; CCS Advisory Group to Meet; Supreme Court Rules on Special Education

Family Engagement Is Topic for Senate Select Committee; Medicaid Action Urged; Regional Center Purchase of Services Disparities

Why the Proposed Medicaid Per Capita Caps and Block Grants Matter for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs

New Foundation Grants; Why Proposed Medicaid Changes Matter for CSHCN; CCS Technical Workgroup Meets

Families Flock to Capitol for Health Summit

New Grants Target Care Coordination for Children with Special Health Care Needs

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