The Catalyst Project: A National Center To Improve Financing Of Care For Children And Youth With Special Health Care Needs

SSW Investigator(s):

Sara S. Bachman, PhD; Director of Research

Co-Principal Investigators:

Carol Tobias, Deborah Allen, BUSPH

Funding Source:

Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, USDHHS

Project Description:

The goal of the Catalyst Center is to improve the financing of care for children and youth with special health care needs. This includes:

• Expanding health insurance coverage of CYSHCN across the country
• Closing the financing gaps faced by underinsured families across the country
• Developing strategies to pay for services that CYSHCN need but that insurance does not typically cover
• Developing and disseminating innovative financing strategies at community, state and national levels
• Ensuring high levels of knowledge and collaboration related to financing among key stakeholder groups in all states and territories