Week of April 7, 2020

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Emerging Practices Using Section 1915 © Appendix K Waivers

April 1 Health Management Associates review
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States Modify Medicaid-Home-and-Community-Based Services Waivers To Respond To COVID-19

March 31 National Academy for State Health Policy blog
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Serving Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Alignment of Medicaid Managed Care Plans and Medicare D-SNP Plans

March Government Accountability Office (GAO) report
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Informing Complex Care Program Design: Value of the Evidence

March 31 RWJ-Camden Coalition Playbook webinar materials
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Healthcare Value and the Patient Voice

April1 National Health Council announced new website classroom launch
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Community Health Workers – Certification (for Asthma and Targeted Chronic Diseases)

March 27 AHRQ technical brief
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Meeting Caregivers’ Needs: States Top 5 Policy Recommendations

March 20 National Academy for State Health Policy paper
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Cell Phones/Smart Phones: Persons with ID-DD in State Systems

April NASDDDS-HSRI National Core Indicators data highlight
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States Can Use CARES Act Funding To Support Health-Related Social Needs Exacerbated by COVID-19 Pandemic

March 30 National Academy for State Health Policy blog
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Supportive Housing – A Resource for Responding to COVID-19 for Vulnerable People

April 2 CSH (Corporation for Supportive Housing) weekly webinar based conversations, open to the public. Weekly conversations and related resources are available to the public.
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The Social Determinants of Mental Health: Educating Health Professionals

April 3 National Academy of Medicine announced workshop proceedings
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Financing and Service Delivery Integration for Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

April 2 RWJ Foundation Systems for Action webinar materials
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Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth – CMS Guidance

April 2 CMS Information Bulletin
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Virtual Substance Use Recovery Resources

March 31 Office of the National Drug Control Policy shared list
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Integrating Health System Data with Systematic Reviews

April 1 AHRQ research report
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