Welfare of Children in Foster Care
In: Children's Issues, Laws and Programs
Intro -- WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CAREHEALTH CARE NEEDS AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS -- WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CAREHEALTH CARE NEEDS AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CHILD WELFARE: HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE AND RELATED FEDERAL ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- MAJOR FINDINGS -- CHILDREN IN, OR FORMERLY IN, FOSTER CARE -- Health Care Needs -- CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS: OVERVIEW -- Child Welfare Policy: Health Needs of Children in, or Leaving, Foster Care -- Health Care Records -- Health Care Oversight and Coordination Planning -- Health Care Power of Attorney -- MEDICAID PROGRAM: OVERVIEW OF BENEFITS AND ELIGIBILITY -- Benefits -- Eligibility -- MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN IN, OR FORMERLY IN, FOSTER CARE -- MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDRENAND FAMILIES WITH CURRENT OR PAST CHILD WELFARE INVOLVEMENT -- Children in Foster Care -- Mandatory Pathways -- Optional Pathways -- Medicaid Eligibility in Practice -- Young Adults Who Were Formerly in Foster Care -- Mandatory Pathways -- Mandatory Pathway Effective in 2014 -- Optional Pathway -- Medicaid Eligibility in Practice -- Children Who Leave Foster Care for Adoption or Guardianship -- Mandatory Pathway -- Adoption Assistance -- Kinship Guardianship Assistance -- Optional Pathways -- Interstate Application -- Possible Coverage for Child Welfare-Involved Families -- Children and Families Served in the Home -- Families of Children Entering Foster Care -- PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE REFORMS AFFECTING THE CHILD WELFARE POPULATION -- Selected Private Health Insurance Reforms under ACA -- "Immediate" Health Insurance Reforms and Programs -- Health Insurance Reforms and Programs Effective in 2014 -- ISSUES AND CHALLENGES -- Cross-Agency Collaboration -- Communicating Across Programs