Week of October 19, 2021

The Relationship Between Unmet Need for Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) and Health and Community Living Outcomes

October 3 Disability and Health Journal article
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How States Are Leveraging Federal Dollars To Transform Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS)

October 4 NAMD-NASDDDS-ADvancing States joint blog
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Leveraging Family Caregivers for Personal Care Services in Medicaid Section 1915 © HCBS Waiver Programs

October 13 CMS DEHPG DLTSS webinar slides
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Supporting Adults with ID/DD and Their Aging Caregivers

October 12 CMS with ACL webinar and summit summary report
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Medicaid and CHIP “Churn and Continuous Coverage”

October 13 NAMD shared October MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) report
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Public Health Departments Need 80% More FTE Positions To Meet Basic Health Requirements

October 13 TFAH announced de Beaumont Fd & PHNCI research brief
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Can 50 Separate Public Health Systems Contain a Pandemic?

October 12 Governing blog by de Beaumont Fd
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U.S. Health Workforce – Physician Burnout; Nurses; Community Health Workers; Pharmacists

October 13 NIHCM announced webinar series materials
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State Cross-Agency Collaboration During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response

October 1 National Academy for State Health Policy report
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 Health Literacy: Supporting Better Communication

October 12 National Health Council shared 3 part webinar series materials
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NCQA Behavioral Health Quality Framework for Joint Systems Accountability That Improves Care

October 8 NCQA webinar slides on the NCQA white paper
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Medicaid Behavioral Health: CMS Needs To Better Align CCBHC Demo Payment Rates

October 13 NAMD shared September 27 GAO report on 66 federally certified CCBHCs in 8 states
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Medicare Advantage Plans STAR Ratings

October 13 Health Management Associates shared summary analysis
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Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Plans STAR Ratings

October 8 CMS STAR ratings release
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Critical Access Hospital Telehealth Guide

October 7 HRSA FORHP shared National Rural Health Resource Center guide
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Long COVID: Evaluating and Supporting Patients Presenting with Fatigue Following COVID-19

September 30 CDC COCA webinar materials
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Self-Direction: The VA Veteran-Directed Care Program

October 8 Self Direction shared August 4 article
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Community Paramedicine and Emergency Medical Services Mobile Integrated Health Care Interventions in the U.S.

October 14 Population Health Management shared May 2019 article; free access to the entire article denied after October 28
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 The Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector (2nd Annual Report)

October 12 Independent Sector report
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