Use the directory below to find links to other resources pertaining to the improvement of financing of care for children and youth with special health needs.

• MCHB-funded National Centers
• General Maternal and Child Health Topics
• Quality Resources
• Research and Public Policy Resources
• Health Insurance and Resources
• Public Benefit Programs (Medicaid, SCHIP, Title V) Resources
• Healthcare Financing Advocacy/Legal Aid Resources at the National Level
• Healthcare Insurance and Financing Resources at the State Level

Research and Public Policy Resources

AcademyHealth

AcademyHealth is the professional home for health services researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners, and a leading, non-partisan resource for the best in health research and policy. AcademyHealth promotes interaction across the health research and policy arenas by bringing together a broad spectrum of players to share their perspectives, learn from each other, and strengthen their working relationships.

The Commonwealth Fund

The Commonwealth Fund's mission is to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. The Fund carries out this mandate by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy.

Kaiser Family Foundation

The Kaiser Family Foundation web site is a health care policy clearinghouse on a myriad of topics, including health insurance costs, HIV/AIDS, Medicaid and SCHIP (the State Children's Health Insurance Program), Medicare, minority health, prescription drugs, state health policy, the uninsured, and women's health policy. In addition, the site provides an extensive public opinion tracking service. It is also the parent site ofKaisernetwork.org

Kaisernetwork.org

Kaisernetwork is an online resource for timely and in-depth coverage of health policy news, debates and discussions. This free and comprehensive multimedia service connects users to the events, people, information, and research that shape health policy.

National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions and National Association of Children’s Hospitals

NACHRI and NACH work to ensure children's access to health care and the continuing ability ofchildren's hospitals to provide services needed by children.

National Academy for State Health Policy

The National Academy for State Health Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy and practice.

National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs

This web site allows you to search and compare national, state and regional prevalence estimates of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), find national, state and regional results on key indicators of health and system performance and MCHB outcomes for CYSHCN, and compare findings for CYSHCN from different age, race, income, or health status groups.

New England SERVE

New England SERVE is an independent health research and planning organization, with a focus on children with special health care needs.

Urban Institute

The Urban Institute analyzes policies, evaluates programs, and informs community development to improve social, civic, and economic well-being.