Week of May 16, 2023

Health Care Delivery of Preventive Services for Persons with Disabilities: Comment To AHRQ

May 5 AHRQ resources and questions; submission deadline is May 26.

“Hospital at Home” – Latest Research

May 9 John Hartford Foundation shared April 26 research posting.

Collaborating Across Systems for Program Implementation

April 30 RWJ Systems for Action announced toolkit.

ACL Announces 2023 Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Grantee Cohort

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Healthy People Health Literature Summary Infographics

Healthy People, Healthy States: Promising Practices To Address Health Disparities

May 3 National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) toolkit.

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) – ONC Learning Forum

May 9 HHS ONC announced learning forum.

Distribution of Direct Care Workforce COVID-19 Funding Between Rural and Urban Counties in MN and IL

May 11 HRSA funded Rural Health Research and Policy Centers shared Univ of MN paper.

Community Health Workers: State Policy TA – 6 States

May 4 National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) announced CHW TA states – Alaska, CA, ME, MS, OK, TN.

Peer-Led, Community-Based Services That Promote Equity and Safety

April 28 Bazelon Ctr for MH Law (NASMHPD and SAMHSA supported) webinar slides.

Integrating Behavioral Health-General Health-Primary Care: Federal Agency Programs

Six one-page websites on: AHRQ Academy for Integrating BH and Primary Care; CMS Medicaid Health Home program; CMS CMMI Integrated Care Resource Center; CMS CMMI Pathways for Specialty Care Coordination and Integration in Population Health; HRSA BH Integration TA program; and HRSA-SAMHSA jointly funded Center for Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (administered by Nat Council Mental Wellbeing).

How Primary Care Investments Can Advance Equity

Poor Communication Between Doctors and Patients, By Race and Ethnicity

Disability Statistics: State of the Science

May 9 Interagency Committee on Disability Research shared conference report and materials.

CMS Medicaid Access and Medicaid Managed Care Proposed Rules: Part 3

May 9 Legal Action Center overview for the Coalition for Whole Health. CMS rules were in news #16; HMA overview was in news #17.

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: Evaluation of 4 Programs

March 23 National Academy of Medicine announced evaluations.

Strategies To Support State-Local Collaboration on Opioid Settlement Spending

April 10 National Academy for State Health Policy blog.

COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications Extended for 6 Months

Innovative Solutions To National Addiction Crisis

May 10 ASAM-ACEP-both APAs-FVR Congressional briefing.

CMS Updated Digital Quality Measurement (dQM)

May 9 CMS announced dQM updates.