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Implementation of the Affordable Care Act: How Are MCH Populations Doing? Focus on Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Meg Comeau, MHA , The Catalyst Center: Improving Financing of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
This session will address the impact of the early years of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on key maternal and children health populations: women and children, adolescents, and children/youth with special health care needs. In addition, a perspective from the community in a state that has not embraced the ACA will be presented. The session will discuss the challenges and achievements of the ACA to date, as well as allow time for participation from the audience on their observations from their local communities and states.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe the impact the ACA has had to date on improving coverage and benefits for children and youth with special health care needs.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am currently the co-principal investigator on two federally funded grants focused on improving coverage and financing of care for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), providing both research and technical assistance support to HHS grantees, states and other key stakeholders on implementation of the Affordable Care Act and its implications for CYSHCN.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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