Medical Home New York Initiatives

Announcements

• New York Health Home State Plan Amendment
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved New York's fifth health home State Plan Amendment (SPA), which comes into effect October 2016. The SPA focuses on pediatric populations and expands health home eligibility criteria to children with serious emotional disturbance or complex trauma. New York is also considering 15 new pediatric-specific quality measures for their health home program.

State Pediatric Medical Home Activities

Current Activities

• Advancing the Pediatric Medical Home Model in Pediatrics: New York State
  • Adirondack Regional Medical Home Pilot Statewide Patient-Centered Medical Home Project
    New York is implementing a statewide and regional program that supports practices recognized as medical homes and serves children insured through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
• Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program
  With funding from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, these community-based projects address health disparities and implement components of the pediatric medical home. Current projects in New York include the following:
  • Building Resilience in Children Program
  • Choosing Healthy and Active Lifestyles for Kids

Partners, Stakeholders, and Contacts in State

• New York American Academy of Pediatric Chapters:
  These professional organization (organized by geographic region) provide news, advocacy/legislation information, resources, and opportunities to connect with pediatric experts within New York.
  • New York Chapter 1
  • New York Chapter 2
  • New York Chapter 3
  • New York District II
• Parent to Parent of New York State
  The Family Health Information Center and Family Voices State Affiliate Organization of New York provides education, information, and peer support to families of children with special health care needs.
• New York Title V
  A profile of New York's state Title V program, includes contact information for the Maternal and Child Health and the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program.
• New York Medicaid
  State Medicaid Directors Contact Information
  Find information on Medicaid programs, resources, providers, and contacts within New York.

State Medical Home Data

• New York 2016 CHIP Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet provides key information about New York's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
• New York Medicaid Fact Sheet
  Provides information on the number of children in New York eligible, enrolled, and unenrolled in Medicaid.
• State at-a-glance Chartbook on Coverage and Financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
  This chartbook provides state specific data on select indicators of health coverage and financing for children and youth with special health care needs.
• Medical Home Data Portal, New York State Profile, CYSHCN
  This profile summarizes pediatric medical home results from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), 2009/2010.
• Medical Home Data Portal, New York Profile, All Children
  This profile summarizes pediatric medical home results from the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007.
• National Academy for State Health Policy State Delivery System and Payment Reform Map
  This state page summarizes Medicaid and CHIP initiatives in New York that promote medical home implementation.
• Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative New York PCMH Map
  This state page summarizes public and private payer patient-centered medical home (PCMH) initiatives in New York.