The Medicaid School Program: An Effective Public School and Private Sector Partnership

Autor/in	Mallett, Christopher A.
Titel	The Medicaid School Program: An Effective Public School and Private Sector Partnership
Quelle	In: Children & Schools, 35 (2013) 1, S.33-40 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1532-8759
DOI	10.1093/cs/cds038
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; Public Schools; Private Sector; Social Work; Partnerships in Education; Privatization; Social Services; School Community Relationship; Special Education; School Districts; Income + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Privater Sektor; Soziale Arbeit; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Privatisation; Privatisierung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; School district; Schulbezirk; Einkommen
Abstract	Privatized service delivery within Medicaid has greatly increased over the past two decades. This public program-private sector collaboration is quite common today, with a majority of Medicaid recipients receiving services in this fashion; yet controversy remains. This article focuses on just one program within Medicaid, school-based services for children with special education disabilities--the Medicaid School Program. A survey of public school districts within a region of one Midwest state found some expected results: Most districts were enrolled in the Medicaid program and receiving reimbursements for services; annual revenues were moderate; and a majority of districts provided most of the available Medicaid services. However, it was also found that almost every school district contracted with an outside private company to perform most of the Medicaid administrative functions (eligibility, billing, compliance), and almost every district was extremely satisfied with this collaborative arrangement--benefiting both entities. Support for this type of partnership is discussed in the context of public schools' and the social work profession's current fiscal and political challenges. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10