Finance Resource Links and Publications

Links

Families USA
Serve as a consumer clearinghouse for information about the health care system and is a network of organizations and individuals working for the consumer perspective in national and state health policy. Network members include The Medicaid Advocacy Network, The Children's Health Campaign, and The Medicare Action Network.

NHeLP
The National Health Law Program is a national public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities.

MCH Publications
A bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Economic Success Clearinghouse (formerly Welfare Information Network)
A Clearinghouse for Information, Policy Analysis & Technical Assistance on Welfare Reform.

The Finance Project
A non-profit policy research, technical assistance and information organization created to help improve outcomes for children, families and communities nationwide.

Alliance on Early Childhood Finance
A place to find information on new financing approaches, descriptions of finance-related projects, links to relevant organizations as well as a message section.

Center for Special Education Finance (CSEF)
Established to address fiscal policy questions related to the delivery and support of special education services throughout the United States.

Family Voices
A national, grassroots clearinghouse for information and education concerning the health care of children with special health needs.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)
A resource for information regarding Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP.

State Medicaid Fact Sheets
The National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provide state specific fact sheets on children and Medicaid.

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Provides materials of interest to various audiences regarding the passage of SCHIP, also known as Title XXI, as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

IDEA Infant and Toddler Coordinator’s Association
Organized as a not-for-profit corporation to promote mutual assistance, cooperation, and exchange of information and ideas in the administration of Part C.

National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS)
A longitudinal study following more than 3,300 children with disabilities or at risk for disabilities and their families through their experiences in early intervention and into early elementary school.

National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a service of the Child Care Bureau, is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance center that links parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education information.

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
conducts policy analysis; provides training and technical assistance to states; produces informational resources; and convenes state, regional, and national forums. The site includes information related to Medicaid and includes The Premium Assistance Toolbox for States funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Coverage Initiatives program. The Tool Box is a health insurance purchasing strategy in which a state uses public funds to pay for a portion of the premium costs of employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) for eligible populations.

Publications

Finance Publications Available from NECTAC