Current Projects
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
