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.

Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Users and Expenditures by Service Category

November 21 CMS announced August 29 report.

Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Fact Sheet

November 12 CMS announced FTA NEMT fact sheet.

Medicaid Coverage of Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment – CMS

November 19 CMS SMD 24-004.

Medicaid Streamlined Renewal Options

November 14 HHS ASPE report.

CMS Accountable Health Communities Evaluation

November 12 CMS CMMI third evaluation report.

Behavioral Health Crisis Services Draft Definitions: SAMHSA Seeks Comments

November 21 SAMHSA announcement; December 5 comment deadline.

Changes in How Medicaid Engages Individuals with Lived Experience

November 19 Playbook Better Care for People with Complex Needs announced resource roundup.

Engaging People with Lived Experience and Expertise in State Behavioral Health Reforms

November 20 Center for Health Care Strategies making the case brief.

Financing Peer Crisis Respite in the U.S.

November 21 SAMHSA webinar and released report.

Community Health Worker Leadership Training

November 18 Public Health Foundation shared, Institute for PH Innovation, CHW leadership training program.

Resource Mapping and Assessing Community Needs

November 21 SAMHSA shared Nov 20 HHRC guide.

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.

Reimaging Care at Home: The Acute Hospital Care at Home Program

November 14 Bipartisan Policy Center briefing materials.

Rural Health: CMS Reimagines Rural Health Care Approaches

November 12 CMS CMMI announced paper.

Rural Emergency Hospitals Medicare Demo Report

November 20 Bipartisan Policy Center year two report on Congressionally authorized Medicare demo program.

Moving Forward with Person-Centered Outcome Quality Measures

November 18 NCQA blog – message to health plans.

CMS Updated National Quality Strategy Fact Sheet – Cross Cutting Initiative

November 14 CMS announced updated fact sheet.

How Narratives Give Data Meaning

November 11 DASH – Data Across Sectors for Health – blog

Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medicines – Extended Through 2025

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