Week of August 21, 2018

Prevalence of Disability and Health Care Access by Disability Status & Type Among Adults

August 17 CDC MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) article
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How States Address Social Determinants of Health in their Medicaid Contracts

August 13 National Academy for State Health Policy guide
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How Community Health Providers Are Coping with Funding Shortfalls

August 17 Commonwealth Fund blog
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Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): NCQA Announces New HEDIS Measures

August 16 Mathematica-National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Information) set announcement
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Medicaid Managed Care Contracting: Advocacy Guide for State Associations of Behavioral Health Providers

August 8 updated National Council for Behavioral Health guide
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Exploring the Growth of Medicaid Managed Care

August Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report
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An Overview of Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports

August 10 HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation (ASPE) May report
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Building a Robust Peer Navigator Program To Accelerate Recovery

August 16 Center for Health Care Strategies Q&A with a Pittsburgh Peer Program Coordinator
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Role of Peer Specialists Before Disaster Strikes

August 14 NIDILRR funded Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion trainer guide
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Framing a Pathway for Integrating Behavioral and Clinical Health Care

August 16 Bipartisan Policy Center event
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How To Plan and Implement Quality Improvement Activities Focused on Family Engagement

AAP National Center for Medical Home Implementation February presentation to AMCHP conference and webinar slides
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Promoting Diabetes Prevention Programs & New Payment Options: Healthy People 2020

June 13 HHS Healthy People 2020 spotlight webinar slides
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Integrating Responses at the Intersection of Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics

July 13 National Academy of Medicine announced workshop proceedings
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Re-Engineered Hospital Discharge Processes Toolkit

August 9 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced toolkit
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Data Support Considerations in Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations

August 14 Center for Health Care Strategies brief
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CMS Encourages Step Therapy in Medicare Physician-Administered Medications

August 7 CMS memo to Medicare Advantage Organizations
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Community Change: Making Sense of the Multiple Faces of Leadership

Tamarack Institute paper shared August 10 by the College for Behavioral Health Leadership
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