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About Kate Honsberger
Kate Honsberger is a project director at the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), where she works on projects related to children’s health coverage and access. Prior to joining NASHP in January 2015, she worked for the Virginia Health Care Foundation where she oversaw the Foundation’s child health insurance initiatives, including an outreach and enrollment assistance grant program and a Medicaid and CHIP training program. She also spoke to various audiences about the public health insurance options available to children and pregnant women and the impact of the Affordable Care Act on those programs.
Kate has also held positions at the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services in the Maternal and Child Health Division and in the administration of Governor Timothy M. Kaine. She holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Mary Washington.
Entries by Kate Honsberger
Aligning Quality Measures with the National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
June 27, 2022 in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Policy Featured News Home, Reports Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by Eskedar Girmash and Kate HonsbergerNational Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide
June 27, 2022 in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Policy Featured News Home, Reports Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by Olivia Randi, Zack Gould and Kate HonsbergerState Approaches to Reimbursing Family Caregivers of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs through Medicaid
January 15, 2021 in The RAISE Act Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, COVID-19, EPSDT, Health Equity, Integrated Care for Children, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Quality and Measurement, Social Determinants of Health, State Resources, The RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center /by Olivia Randi, Eskedar Girmash and Kate HonsbergerState Medicaid Managed Care Program Design for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
September 21, 2020 in Policy Maps Featured Policy Home, Healthy Child Development, Integrated Care for Children, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Program Design, Special Populations and Services /by Veronnica Thompson and Kate HonsbergerStates Are Increasing their Use of Medicaid Managed Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
September 17, 2020 in Medicaid Managed Care Care Coordination, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Eligibility and Enrollment, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Program Design, Special Populations and Services /by Olivia Randi and Kate HonsbergerA new, 50-state analysis of Medicaid managed care programs by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) shows that in the past three years, state Medicaid managed care (MMC) programs have: Enrolled more children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN); Provided more services to them through managed care; and Launched more specialized […]
Slide Deck: How States Can Improve Home Health Delivery for Children with Medical Complexity
July 31, 2020 in Policy Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by Kate Honsberger, Ellen Bayer, Anna Matilde “Tilly” Tanga and Karen VanLandeghemThis slide deck features innovative solutions states have implemented to address challenges in home health delivery, such as provider shortages, lack of coordination between Medicaid, Title V CYSHCN programs, and other stakeholders, and cumbersome prior authorization processes. Download the slide deck
Six States’ Strategies to Providing Home Health Services to Children Enrolled in Medicaid
July 6, 2020 in Medicaid Managed Care Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Ohio, Washington Blogs, Featured News Home Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Chronic and Complex Populations, Community Health Workers, COVID-19, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Integrated Care for Children, Long-Term Care, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health, Special Populations and Services, Workforce Capacity /by Olivia Randi and Kate HonsbergerTo improve the quality of services for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and reduce health care costs, states are implementing strategies to improve access to home health services. Of particular importance as states confront COVID-19-related budget challenges, home health services can help to avoid costly emergency department use, hospitalizations, and institutional […]
State Approaches to Providing Home Health Services to Children with Medical Complexity Enrolled in Medicaid
July 6, 2020 in Policy Care Coordination, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Chronic and Complex Populations, Community Health Workers, COVID-19, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Integrated Care for Children, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health, Workforce Capacity /by Kate Honsberger, Ellen Bayer, Anna Matilde “Tilly” Tanga and Karen VanLandeghemStates’ Recent 1115 Waiver Applications Include Provisions to Support Children during the Pandemic
April 27, 2020 in COVID-19 State Action Center Blogs, Featured News Home Care Coordination, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Chronic and Complex Populations, COVID-19, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Integrated Care for Children, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health, Workforce Capacity /by Kate HonsbergerMore than a dozen states have recently submitted 1115 waiver applications that have the potential to safeguard access to care and increase support for children during the COVID-19 pandemic. If approved, these 1115 waivers would be retroactively to March 1, 2020, and expire “no later than 60 days after the end of the public health […]
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