National Health Policy Forum

Safety Net

Special Populations

Forum SessionDecember 16, 2011
Bridging the Silos: Care Coordination for Kids with Serious Behavioral Health Conditions
Author: Lisa Sprague

WorkshopJune 29, 2011
Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment for Elderly People and Persons With Disabilities (EPD): Status and Simplification
Author: Judith D. Moore

Forum SessionJune 10, 2011
Still Smoking After All These Years: Tobacco Control Update
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Site VisitMay 31–June 2, 2011
Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows: Efforts to Improve Health and Reduce Costs in Denver
Authors: Michele J. Orza, ScD & Jessamy Taylor

Forum SessionJanuary 21, 2011
Oral Health Update: Ten Years After the Surgeon General’s Report
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum SessionDecember 3, 2010
Health Impact Assessments: What, Why, How, Who, Where?
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Background Paper No. 79September 28, 2010
The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum SessionJuly 16, 2010
Focus on Reform: Health Care Safety Net-Related Provisions
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum SessionJune 25, 2010
Focus on Reform: Public Health Provisions
Authors: Jessamy Taylor & Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum SessionMay 7, 2010
Focus on Reform: Medicaid Coverage Expansions
Author: Christie Provost Peters

Issue Brief No. 836March 29, 2010
Oral Health Checkup: Progress in Tough Fiscal Times?
Author: Cynthia Shirk, Consultant

The BasicsMarch 10, 2010
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Background Paper No. 72December 11, 2009
No Free Lunch? Current Challenges Facing the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Author: Eileen Salinsky, Consultant

Forum SessionSeptember 18, 2009
Caring for Military Service Members' and Veterans' Psychological Health
Authors: Kathryn Linehan & Jessamy Taylor

Forum SessionJune 5, 2009
Building the Medical Home: Under Construction in the States
Author: Lisa Sprague

Site VisitMay 26–28, 2009
Resilience and Renaissance: Efforts to Rebuild a Healthier New Orleans
Authors: Michele J. Orza, ScD & Jessamy Taylor

Special BriefingMay 14, 2009
Resilience and Renaissance: Efforts to Rebuild a Healthier New Orleans - A Pre-Site Visit Briefing
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum SessionOctober 3, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Activities of CDC, VA, and CMS to Advance Evidence-Based Health
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Meeting ReportMarch 14, 2008
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: New Variations on Key Ingredients: A Report from the Workshop on June 28, 2007
Author: Jennifer Ryan

WorkshopJune 28, 2007
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: New Variations on Key Ingredients
Author: Jennifer Ryan

Forum SessionApril 27, 2007
Ten Years After Welfare Reform: How Is TANF Working for Needy Families?
Author: Judith D. Moore

Forum SessionFebruary 16, 2007
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: Ingredients Beyond Health Insurance and Health Care
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum SessionJanuary 12, 2007
Effects of Food Marketing on Kids' Diets: I'm Lovin' It?
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Forum SessionDecember 8, 2006
Children with Special Health Care Needs and the Role of Medicaid's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program
Author: Christie Provost Peters

Issue Brief No. 819November 20, 2006
EPSDT: Medicaid's Critical but Controversial Benefits Program for Children
Author: Christie Provost Peters

Issue Brief No. 814August 15, 2006
Effects of Food Marketing to Kids: I'm Lovin' It?
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Forum SessionMarch 14, 2006
Caring for “Ryan White”: Balancing Quality, Access, Equity, and Finite Resources
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum SessionOctober 7, 2005
Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Moving Toward More Effective Systems of Care
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Background PaperAugust 22, 2005
Caring for "Ryan White": The Fundamentals of HIV/AIDS Treatment Policy
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Issue Brief No. 805July 22, 2005
Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Moving Toward More Effective Systems of Care
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Background PaperJune 27, 2005
Children with Special Health Care Needs: Minding the Gaps
Author: Christie Provost Peters

Site VisitMarch 29–31, 2005
Exploring California's Rural Health System: From the Redwood Forests to the Baja Border
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Jessamy Taylor

Issue Brief No. 799June 4, 2004
Children with Mental Disorders: Making Sense of Their Needs and the Systems That Help Them
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 796April 1, 2004
Veterans' Health Care: Balancing Resources and Responsibilities
Author: Lisa Sprague

Background PaperAugust 14, 2003
WIC Reauthorization: Opportunities for Improving the Nutritional Status of Women, Infants, and Children
Authors: Harriette B. Fox, Margaret A. McManus & Harry J. Schmidt, Consultants

Forum SessionMay 2, 2003
Reauthorizing Head Start: The Future Federal Role in Preschool Programs for the Poor
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 789April 11, 2003
Reauthorizing Head Start: The Future Federal Role in Preschool Programs for the Poor
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 780July 22, 2002
Federal Child Care Funding for Low-Income Families: How Much Is Needed?
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Forum SessionJuly 16, 2002
Welfare Reform and American Indians: A Briefing for Policymakers
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Wakina Scott

Issue Brief No. 778June 19, 2002
Welfare Reform and American Indians: Critical Issues for Reauthorization
Author: Wakina Scott

Site VisitFebruary 20–22, 2002
Welfare Reform in Maryland: Flexibility in Action
Authors: Jennifer Ryan & Judith D. Moore

Site VisitJanuary 14–16, 2002
Help Before There's Hurt: Integrating Child Welfare and Welfare Reform to Assist Families
Author: Randy A. Desonia

Site VisitAugust 20–22, 2001
Mission Possible? Maintaining the Safety Net in Urban and Rural Colorado
Author: Karen Matherlee

Issue Brief No. 766July 25, 2001
Income Support Policy and the U.S. Child Support System
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Forum SessionJuly 25, 2001
Income Support Policy and the U.S. Child Support System
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Background PaperJune 2001
Youth Violence Prevention: How Does the Health Care Sector Respond?
Author: Anthony S. Raden, Consultant

Forum SessionSeptember 26, 2000
Bad News/Good News in the Asthma Epidemic: Prevalence Jumps Sharply, But Symptoms Can Be Controlled
Author: Richard Hegner

Background PaperSeptember 2000
The Asthma Epidemic: Prospects for Controlling an Escalating Public Health Crisis
Author: Richard Hegner

Forum SessionFebruary 22, 2000
Growing Up in Urban America: Implications for Child Health and Welfare
Author: Richard Hegner

Issue Brief No. 732February 26, 1999
Welfare Reform and Its Impact on Medicaid: An Update
Author: Judith D. Moore

Forum SessionFebruary 26, 1999
Welfare Reform and Its Impact on Medicaid: An Update
Author: Judith D. Moore

Site VisitOctober 27–30, 1998
Site Visit to Utah and Nevada — Essential Community Health Services on the Frontier
Authors: Karen Matherlee & Michael Anzick

Site VisitMay 26–28,1998
Site Visit to New Jersey — State and County Experiences with Welfare Reform and Access to Health Care
Authors: Michael Anzick & Richard Hegner

Issue Brief No. 716March 25, 1998
Restructuring the VA Health Care System: Safety Net, Training, and Other Considerations
Author: Barbara Skydell

Forum SessionMarch 25, 1998
Restructuring the VA Health Care System: Safety Net, Training, and Other Considerations
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