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Council of Chief State School Officers, 2019
For more than 30 years, Medicaid has played a key role in paying for school health services. As the source of health insurance for 40 percent of children across the country, Medicaid helps ensure low-income children receive healthcare they need to be healthy and ready to learn. Today, new opportunities exist to enhance the role that Medicaid plays…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Health Insurance, Federal Programs, Low Income Students
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Shlay, Judith C.; Rodgers, Sarah; Lyons, Jean; Romero, Scott; Vogt, Tara M.; McCormick, Emily V. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: School-located vaccination (SLV) offers an opportunity to deliver vaccines to students, particularly those without a primary care provider. Methods: This SLV program offered 2 clinics at each of 20 elementary schools (influenza vaccine) and 3 clinics at each of 7 middle/preschool-eighth-grade schools (adolescent platform plus catch-up…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Immunization Programs, Access to Health Care, Elementary Schools
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Cohen, Edward; Snowden, Lonnie; Libby, Anne; Ma, Yifei – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2006
We analyzed the effects of the Colorado Medicaid Capitation Program on the duration and services of over 21,000 outpatient mental health episodes for young children. The study spanned a three year period before and after capitation was implemented, and compared episodes of outpatient care for children from 14 capitated Community Mental Health…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health, Patients
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Koppelman, Jane; Lear, Julia Graham – Journal of School Health, 1998
In 1998, the Making the Grade National Program Office and the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care sponsored a workshop on the relationship between the State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and school-based health centers. This paper presents information from the workshop and uses experiences from Colorado and Connecticut as case…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Insurance
Koppelman, Jane; Lear, Julia Graham – 1998
Under the State Child Health Insurance Program, states receive funds to purchase health insurance for low-income, uninsured children. Noting that partnering with managed care will be essential if school-based health centers are to receive reimbursement for serving the publicly insured portion of their clientele, this paper examines the…
Descriptors: Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Insurance
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2005
The Children's Budget is a comprehensive report on funding for children's services in Colorado. This report provides a six- year funding history for more than 50 programs funded with state, local, and federal dollars. The Colorado Children's Budget analyzes reductions in programs and services during the economic downturn. The data in the…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Health Services, Children, Income