Current Activities

• Medical Home Chapter Champions Program on Asthma, Allergy, and Anaphylaxis
  This program supports the facilitation and dissemination of best practices, evidence-based guidelines, and resources in asthma, allergy, and anaphylaxis for clinicians throughout the state.
• Idaho Health Home Initiative
  Idaho's Health Home initiative emphasizes improving care for children with serious emotional disorders and asthma and increasing preventive care for children.
• Idaho Healthcare Coalition
  Idaho created the Idaho Healthcare Coalition (IHC) to build off the work of the Idaho Medical Home Collaborative, which ended in December 2014. The IHC will continue to advance the medical home model for children and adults and lead the State Healthcare Innovation Plan.
• State Innovation Model Testing Award
  Idaho was awarded a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid State Innovation Model Testing Award in December 2014. Through this grant, Idaho is implementing strategies to transform a state's health care delivery system through multi-payer payment reform and additional state initiatives.

Past Activities

• Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Quality Demonstration Grants
  Idaho was a partner on one of 10 grants funded to improve health care quality and delivery systems for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
• Children's Healthcare Improvement Collaborative (CHIC)
  This collaborative is a partnership between Idaho and Utah with a focus on implementation of pediatric medical homes for rural populations.
• Idaho Medical Home Project
  Launched by the Idaho Medical Home Collaborative, this 2-year multi-payer pilot project focused on implementation of medical home among multiple clinics in Idaho, including pediatric and family medicine clinics.
• 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. Past projects in Idaho include the following:
• Starting Points for Idaho Youth
• Treasure Valley Children's Mental Health Project
• Home Visitor Services for Pregnant/Parenting Substance Abusers
• Malheur Maternity Project

• Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
  This professional organization provides news, advocacy/legislation information, resources, and opportunities to connect with pediatric experts within Idaho.
• Idaho Parents Unlimited
  The Family-to-Family Health Information Center and Family Voices State Affiliate Organization of Idaho provides resources, peer support, education, and information to families of children with special health care needs.
• Idaho Title V
  A profile of Idaho'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.
• Idaho Medicaid
  State Medicaid Directors Contact Information
  Find information on Medicaid programs, resources, providers, and contacts within Idaho.
• Medical Home Portal: Idaho
  This state portal provides information for child health professionals and families on community services and resources available for children and youth with special health care needs.

• Idaho 2014 CHIP Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet provides key information about Idaho's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at a time when Idaho was implementing the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and the Affordable Care Act.
• Idaho Medicaid Fact Sheet
  Provides information on the number of children in Idaho 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, Idaho 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, Idaho 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 Idaho that promote medical home implementation.
• Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative Idaho PCMH Map
  This state page summarizes public and private payer patient-centered medical home (PCMH) initiatives in Idaho.
• Medical Home Portal: Idaho
  This state portal provides information for child health professionals and families on community services and resources available for children and youth with special health care needs.