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8 November 2005
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A Concise View of Each State’s System of Care
Champions for Progress now offers a concise "snapshot" of each state's system of care for CYSHCN called Focus on Progress. Currently we have Focus on Progress reports from six states available on the Champions website. The reports are available in PDF format and we will be adding more to the website over the next few months.
View the snapshots on the Champions website
Health Policy Challenges Caused by Hurricane Katrina
The Kaiser Family Foundation continues to monitor and study the health policy challenges caused by Hurricane Katrina. The Foundation has collected several resources together on a web page dedicated to Hurricane Katrina related work at:
http://www.kff.org/katrina/index.cfm
Epilepsy: What Cognitive Testing Can Do To Help
When most people think of epilepsy, the first thing they think of is seizures. Epilepsy may affect a child's attention, memory, mental speed, and language, as well as his or her behavior. Often, the changes are not even associated with epilepsy. Often they are identified only after they have caused significant problems. The most effective way to catch these problems early is with cognitive testing. Check out the link below for more information.
http://www.eparent.com/newsletter/ep_Keppra_10_24_05.htm
Revolution Health: One Man’s Effort to Put Patients at the Center of the Health System
Revolution Health, a new company launched by Steve Case in April 2005, seeks to drive transformative change by shifting power to consumers. Our mission is to give people more choice, more control and more convenience in the important aspects of their lives - and build significant companies in the process.
View a Kaiser report about Revolution Health:
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=33288
Visit the Revolution Health website:
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/
Concerns with Illinois' "All Kids Program"
Some health care experts are concerned that Illinois’ Governor’s proposed All Kids program, which would extend health insurance benefits to all uninsured children in the state, would not be financially sustainable over time.
Access this story and related links online:
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=33287
Book Review: Too late to die young - nearly true tales from a life
This new book by Harriet McBryde Johnson provides insight into aspects of her life and career. Take a minute to read the review from Ragged Edge Online and find out why you need to read the entire book:
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/reviews/johnsontoolate0405.html
Health Care Coverage and Financing Issues in California: An October 2005 Update
This brief summarizes recent health insurance coverage trends in California and the Medi-Cal program, provides an overview of the state’s newly adopted FY 2005-06 budget agreement, and discusses key issues driving the current health policy agenda. The brief concludes with a discussion on Medicaid reform actions at the federal level and the potential implications for California.
The full report is available at the following location:
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8 November 2005
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The Champions for Progress Newsletter if funded as part of the Leadership Development for Implementation of Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Cooperative Agreement (#U42MC00241), funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS) to the Early Intervention Research Institute at Utah State University.
The Champions for Progress Center would like to thank John Reiss of the Institute for Child Health Policy at the University of Florida for his work collecting newsitems for this Newsletter.