How to Support Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and their Families as the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends

The unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency presents a challenge for many families whose children will now need to undergo a Medicaid eligibility redetermination. Cara Coleman, director of public policy and advocacy at Family Voices, shares her perspective on the challenges ahead and how to advocate for CYSHCN and their families.

This Insight highlights a three-part series of briefs focused on improving access to health care coverage at the end of the public health emergency, see also:

• Strategies to Ensure Continuous Coverage for Children at the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• Working With Community-Based Organizations and Individuals with Lived Experience to Support Continuity of Coverage at the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• Maintaining Telehealth Access to Medicaid-Covered Pediatric Services After the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency