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

How States Are Leveraging Federal Dollars To Transform Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS)

October 4 NAMD-NASDDDS-ADvancing States joint blog

Leveraging Family Caregivers for Personal Care Services in Medicaid Section 1915 © HCBS Waiver Programs

October 13 CMS DEHPG DLTSS webinar slides

Supporting Adults with ID/DD and Their Aging Caregivers

October 12 CMS with ACL webinar and summit summary report

Medicaid and CHIP “Churn and Continuous Coverage”

October 13 NAMD shared October MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) report

Public Health Departments Need 80% More FTE Positions To Meet Basic Health Requirements

October 13 TFAH announced de Beaumont Fd & PHNCI research brief

Can 50 Separate Public Health Systems Contain a Pandemic?

October 12 Governing blog by de Beaumont Fdn

U.S. Health Workforce – Physician Burnout; Nurses; Community Health Workers; Pharmacists

October 13 NIHCM announced webinar series materials

State Cross-Agency Collaboration During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response

October 1 National Academy for State Health Policy report

 Health Literacy: Supporting Better Communication

October 12 National Health Council shared 3 part webinar series materials

NCQA Behavioral Health Quality Framework for Joint Systems Accountability That Improves Care

October 8 NCQA webinar slides on the NCQA white paper

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

Medicare Advantage Plans STAR Ratings

October 13 Health Management Associates shared summary analysis

Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Plans STAR Ratings

October 8 CMS STAR ratings release

Critical Access Hospital Telehealth Guide

October 7 HRSA FORHP shared National Rural Health Resource Center guide

Long COVID: Evaluating and Supporting Patients Presenting with Fatigue Following COVID-19

September 30 CDC COCA webinar materials

Self-Direction: The VA Veteran-Directed Care Program

October 8 Self Direction shared August 4 article

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

 The Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector (2nd Annual Report)

October 12 Independent Sector report