Week of November 7, 2017

Preventive Care and Health Screenings for Persons with Disabilities

November 2 CMS MMCO (Medicare and Medicaid Coordination Office)-Lewin Group Resources for Integrated Care webinar. AAHD is quoted and cited several times.
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AHRQ Updated State Health Care Quality Snapshots – Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maine, and North Dakota Rank Highest

October 31 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announcement
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How To Sidestep Chronic Health Problems As You Age

University of Washington Healthy Aging and Physical Disability RRTC plain language summary
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10 Takeaways from the 2017 Council on Quality and Leadership Conference

October 31 CQL website posted
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Defining An Accountable Community for Health for Children and Families

October 30 National Academy of Medicine discussion paper
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Crafting Richer Public Health Messages – Using Moral Foundations Theory

October 26 Network for Public Health Law webinar slides and materials
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Exploring the Growth of Medicaid Managed Care

November 2 Congressional Budget Office presentation paper
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Delivery System and Provider Payment Initiatives Under Medicaid Managed Care – CMS

CMS November 2 Information Bulletin (CIB)
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Capitation Calculation Glossary

October 23 CAPG (Accountable Physician Groups) webinar resource
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CMS Administrator Seema Verma – Bold and Controversial Vision For Remaking Health Care

October 24 posting & November Governing magazine cover story
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President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction & the Opioid Crisis – Final Report

November 1 White House posting
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CMS – State Medicaid Letter To Address the Opioid Epidemic

November 1 CMS
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National Respite Network Conference Highlights and Resources

October 11-13 conference
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Paving The Way To A Patient-Centered Approach To Health Care

November 2 STAT commentary by National Health Council on the role of PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute). AAHD is a NHC member.
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Mental Health and Wellness Through Civic Participation

November 2 announced NIDILRR funded Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion paper
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