Week of November 26, 2024

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Users, Expenditures, Share of LTSS Users and Expenditures

November 21 CMS announced August 29 report.
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Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Users and Expenditures by Service Category

November 21 CMS announced August 29 report.
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Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Fact Sheet

November 12 CMS announced FTA NEMT fact sheet.
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Medicaid Coverage of Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment – CMS

November 19 CMS SMD 24-004.
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Medicaid Streamlined Renewal Options

November 14 HHS ASPE report.
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CMS Accountable Health Communities Evaluation

November 12 CMS CMMI third evaluation report.
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Behavioral Health Crisis Services Draft Definitions: SAMHSA Seeks Comments

November 21 SAMHSA announcement; December 5 comment deadline.
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Changes in How Medicaid Engages Individuals with Lived Experience

November 19 Playbook Better Care for People with Complex Needs announced resource roundup.
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Engaging People with Lived Experience and Expertise in State Behavioral Health Reforms

November 20 Center for Health Care Strategies making the case brief.
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Financing Peer Crisis Respite in the U.S.

November 21 SAMHSA webinar and released report.
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Community Health Worker Leadership Training

November 18 Public Health Foundation shared, Institute for PH Innovation, CHW leadership training program.
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Resource Mapping and Assessing Community Needs

November 21 SAMHSA shared Nov 20 HHRC guide.
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Primary Care: The MVP of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) – ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations)

November 20 Primary Care Collaborative webinar and Nov 21 report release.
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Reimaging Care at Home: The Acute Hospital Care at Home Program

November 14 Bipartisan Policy Center briefing materials.
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Rural Health: CMS Reimagines Rural Health Care Approaches

November 12 CMS CMMI announced paper.
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Rural Emergency Hospitals Medicare Demo Report

November 20 Bipartisan Policy Center year two report on Congressionally authorized Medicare demo program.
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Moving Forward with Person-Centered Outcome Quality Measures

November 18 NCQA blog – message to health plans.
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CMS Updated National Quality Strategy Fact Sheet – Cross Cutting Initiative

November 14 CMS announced updated fact sheet.
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How Narratives Give Data Meaning

November 11 DASH – Data Across Sectors for Health – blog
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Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medicines – Extended Through 2025

November 20 SAMHSA shared Nov 19 DEA and HHS Federal Register rule announcement
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