Week of March 19, 2024

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Administrative Requirements

March 7 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation.

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Workforce Interviews Findings

March 7 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation.

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Opportunities To Address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

March 13 CMS Div LTSS webinar slides.

Money Follows the Person Medicaid Demo: Best Practices

March 12 CMS announced report to Congress.

Medicaid and Health-Related Social Needs: 9 States Learning Community

March 14 Center for Health Care Strategies announced 9 states: CA, MA, MI, NY, NC, OR, PA, and Washington State.

Medicare Coverage of Seat Elevation and Standing Systems in Power Wheelchairs

March 7 ITEM (Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid) Coalition summary of current Medicare coverage.

Medicaid Home Health Services: CMS Quality Measures Set

March 15 CMS state Medicaid director letter.

Medicare Independence at Home Demo- 8th Evaluation Report

March 8 CMS announced 8th evaluation report.

Examining the Use of Braided Funding for Substance Abuse Disorder Services

March 11 SAMHSA CFRI shared report and February 29 webinar slides.

Transforming Behavioral Health Care Delivery in the States: Critical Windows of Opportunity – Massachusetts

March 6 Center for Health Care Strategies blog.

Long COVID: NACCHO and CDC Public Health Approach

March 6 NACCHO and CDC webinar overview and slides.
Learn more here: Overview and Slides.

Nursing Homes – PASRR (Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review) – Documentation – Persons with Mental Illness; Persons with ID/DD

March 12 CMS Div LTSS webinar slides on PASRR: Written Notices and Evaluation Reports.

How Community Health Centers Can Meet the Rising Demand for Behavioral Health Care

March 7 Commonwealth Fund blog.

Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness – Quality Measure Accountability

March 13 AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation submission; and, AAHD-Lakeshore joining a MHA-led MHLG organizations submission to/on NCQA HEDIS proposed measure changes.

Improving the Transparency of Medicaid Financing: Proposed Recommendations

March 8 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation.

Optimizing State Medicaid Agency Contracts: Policy Options

March 8 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation.

How the Government Updates Payment Rates for Medicare Advantage Plans

March 4 Commonwealth Fund blog.

Medicaid Managed Care Spending in 2023

March 6 HMA In Focus analysis.

Collaborative Short-Term Action To Advance America’s Health – Opioids

February 29 National Academy of Medicine and Duke Margolis Institute on Health issue brief and webinar; focused on respiratory infections and opioid use disorder.

Revising the Social Care Model for Health Care Delivery Settings

Match 11 SIREN webinar materials.