Supporting Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs During COVID-19

A series of webinars that explore strategies for state Medicaid agencies to implement during the pandemic, from coverage requirements to expanded access to services.

Supporting Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs During COVID-19 (October, 27 2020)
This webinar covers how states have responded to the pandemic and ways to support children and youth with special health care needs, including continuous home health care and other home- and community-based services, access to medically necessary Medicaid-covered school-based services, and ways to leverage managed care organizations during COVID-19.

Mitigating Coverage Loss When Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirements Expire (November 13, 2020)
Speakers from Manatt Health, the American Academy of Pediatrics, Family Voices, and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families review the background and legal requirements associated with the Medicaid continuous coverage provisions and what needs to happen at the end of the public health emergency. They also delve into strategies that can mitigate unintended coverage loss.

Supporting Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs During COVID-19 (December 15, 2020)
Hosted by State Value & Health Strategies, presenters from Manatt Health describe Medicaid’s commitment to supporting children and youth with special health care needs, provide an update on how states are responding and discuss critical supports needed for continuity of care.