Week of October 8, 2024

Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Medicaid Termination of Paid Medicare Premiums

September 30 CMS MMCO ICRC shared CMS presentation slides.
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Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Coordination of Behavioral Health Benefits

September 30 CMS MMCO ICRC shared April 30 ICRC webinar materials.
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Community Health Workers: Medicaid Reimbursement Challenges and Opportunities

September 30 FUSA and Partners in Health paper.
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): President’s Committee for People with ID Report

October 2 President’s Committee for People with ID report.
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U.S. Congressional District Health Metrics Dashboard

September 30 City Health Dashboard shared 37 health metrics for the 435 US Congressional districts.
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County Level: How Healthy Are Your Constituents?

September 13 Friends of NCHS webinar you Tube recording on using the CDC WONDER data base for county level health metrics.
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Preventive Services To People with Disabilities: AHRQ Calls for the Urgent Need for Research

October 3 AHRQ blog. Last week’s AAHD news #33 lead item was the September 16 AHRQ systematic review report.
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Elevating Rural Disability Data for Policy Impact

September 24 Urban Institute with Univ of MT Rural Institute webinar recording and related materials.
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Financing Integrated Behavioral Health Care: Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs); Care Coordination; Screening; 3 Specific Conditions

October 1 NCMW CoE-HIS six new financing modules.
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SDH/HRSNs/Health Disparities/Health Equity: CMS Definitions

October 1 ACL funded, ADBI shared recent CMS web posted definitions of social drivers of health, health-related social needs, health disparities, and health equity.
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Improving SDOH (Social Determinants of Health) Collection and Use: Success Stories from Three Health Systems

September 12 All In Data for Community Health shared August 30 Journal of AHIMA article.
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Health Care Affordability and Medical Debt: Differences by Rurality, Region, and Social Demographics

September 30 RHRG shared Univ of MN RH Research Center report.
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The Future of Telehealth and Its Impact on Primary Care

September 24 Health Affairs briefing recording.
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State Mental Health Mobile Crisis Teams – Profiles

September 27 NASMHPD shared July NASMHPD NRI profiles.
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The Role of CCBHCs in Crisis Services and Systems

September 30 NCMW shared new resource. CCBHCs – Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics.
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Medicaid LTSS (Long-Term Services and Supports) Use and Spending: Methodological Approaches

September 30 CMS MMCO ICRC shared August MACPAC issue brief.
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Medicaid Managed Care – Final CMS Rules Issue Brief

October 4 Population Health Alliance issue brief on the April 22 CMS final rules. Need to register to obtain a complimentary copy.
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ACL Social Engagement Innovation Hub: 27 New Program Examples

October 2 ACL announced updated program examples.
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Measuring State Clinical Behavioral Health Spending: Standardized Methodology Recommendations

October 2 Milbank Memorial Fund webinar slides and recording.
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U.S. Census Bureau Meeting: AAHD Calls For Action Following Census Bureau Meeting on Disability Data Collection

October 2 AAHD statement following September 30 U.S. Census Bureau meeting with disability stakeholders.
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