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Emerging Government Issues with Medicaid and Children's Health: Leading Children's Health Experts on Improving Cost and Access to Health Care and Working with Advocacy Groups and Government Officials
Emerging Government Issues with Medicaid and Children's Health Leading Children's Health Experts on Improving Cost and Access to Health Care and Working with Advocacy Groups and Government Officials Author:Multiple Authors Emerging Government Issues with Medicaid and Children's Health is an authoritative, insider's perspective on the strategic thinking behind reforming and improving the quality and access to health care for children across the United States. Featuring state health services officials and other children's health experts from across the country, this... more » book provides a broad yet comprehensive overview of the role government officials and non-profits play in providing access to Medicaid benefits, as well as the obstacles faced by health care professionals in providing medical care to children and receiving insurance reimbursement for services provided. These leaders articulate the key points in the process of establishing Medicaid coverage for a child, from determining eligibility to detecting potential fraud, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the program as well as the reforms that could revolutionize the system. Additionally, the authors offer their predictions on future reform and share their advice for improving the communication channels between hospitals, Medicaid personnel, families, and social services departments. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great minds in children s health today, as these experts reveal the secrets and challenges behind ensuring that all of the nation s children receive the health care they deserve. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Include: 1. Jay E. Berkelhamer, M.D., FAAP, Former President, American Academy of Pediatrics - "Preserving the Integrity of Medicaid Benefits and the State Children s Health Insurance Program" 2. Charles Duarte, Administrator, Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services - "Medicaid and Children s Health Care: A Troubling Outlook" 3. Doug Porter, Medicaid Director & Assistant Secretary, & Heidi Robbins Brown, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health and Recovery Services Administration, Washington Department of Social and Health Services - "State Medicaid Programs Struggle with Fiscal Integrity Issues and Federal Rules" 4. Marcia Nielsen, Ph.D., MPH, Executive Director, & Andrew Allison, Ph.D, Deputy Director & Medicaid Director, Kansas Health Policy Authority - "Medicaid and Health Reform under Public-Private Governance"« less