Webinar July 18: Medicaid and CHIP: Funding, Service Delivery, and Quality

This is the fourth webinar in a five-webinar series about the Catalyst Center’s latest technical assistance tool Public Insurance Programs and Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Tutorial on the Basics of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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Medicaid and CHIP: Funding, Service Delivery, and Quality
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
12:00 to 1:00 PM (EDT)

Medicaid and the state Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) account for over 15% of total U.S. health care spending. In fiscal year 2010, Medicaid spending nationally amounted to over $405 billion, while CHIP spending amounted to over $11 billion. Medicaid usually consumes the largest or second-largest share of state budgets. Where does the money for these programs come from and how is it spent? What role does quality measurement and improvement play in ensuring that children and youth with special health care needs enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP receive high-quality services at a reasonable cost? Participants in this webinar will learn the answers to these questions and more, including information about resources for more state-specific information.

Presenters:
Sara Bachman, Director of Research, Catalyst Center, Boston University School of Social Work
Meg Comeau, Project Director, Catalyst Center, Boston University School of Public Health
Gina Rogers, Project Director, Massachusetts Child Health Quality Coalition
Moderator: Beth Dworetzky, Assistant Director, Catalyst Center, Boston University School of Public Health

This fourth webinar provides an overview of the following sections of the tutorial:

More information about the webinar series: Medicaid/CHIP Webinar Tutorial Series