Managed Care
CMS Webinar Addresses Health and Justice Needs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services hosted a webinar on serving the 15 million children and youth with special health care needs (CSHCN) who have chronic physical, developmental, or behavioral health conditions requiring services beyond typical pediatric care. The session focused on coordination between health and justice systems for this population, which represents one in five children under age 18. The webinar covered strategies for Medicaid programs to better serve CSHCN involved in or at risk of justice system contact, addressing care coordination, behavioral health access, and cross-system collaboration.
Why it mattersManaged care organizations serving Medicaid populations must design care coordination models and network adequacy standards that account for the complex, high-intensity needs of CSHCN, particularly those intersecting with juvenile justice systems.