Week of January 28, 2025

Protect Medicaid Coverage – 425 Organizations Led by FUSA

January 20 FUSA led 425 organizations including AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation to the President and new Administration.

Accountable Health Communities – The ROI of Resource Navigation

January 21 Camden Coalition webinar slides.

Medicaid Healthy Adult Opportunity Flexibilities – CMS Guidance

January 16 CMS SMD #25-001 release.

Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs) – CMS Screening Positive Confidential Feedback Report

January 16 CMS released webinar You Tube recording.

Role of Behavioral Health Integration in Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment

January 23 NHMH – No Health without Mental Health evidence overview.

Integrated Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders in Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment

December 11 HHS ASPE report.

Behavioral Health Network Adequacy: Wait Time Standards

December 6 HHS ASPE report.

Updating U.S. Public Health for Healthier Communities

January 22 National Academy of Medicine essay in Health Affairs.

Public Health’s Uncertain Future

January 16 Harvard Public Health bi-partisan perspectives.

Community Participation: What, Why, How

January 24 Temple University Collaborative announced micro-training sessions.

State Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages and Initiatives

January 23 NASMHPD NRI profiles report.

MHPAEA – Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act – Annual Report To Congress

January 17 Labor-HHS-Treasury departments report to Congress.

Medicare: Assessing Payment Adequacy

January 16-17 MedPAC (Medicare Payment Advisory Commission) multiple presentations and sessions.

Medicare Advantage: Status Report

January 17 MedPAC (Medicare Payment Advisory Commission) presentation.

Evaluating Medicare Advantage Benchmark Methodology on Rural Counties

January 15 HRSA funded, Rural Health Research and Policy Centers announced Univ of Iowa study.

CMS Final ACA Marketplace Benefit and Payment Parameters Rule

January 22 Health Management Associates summary of the Jan 13 CMS final ACA rule.

From Laggard To Leader: Why Health Care in the United States Is Failing, and How To Fix It

January 22 National Academy of Medicine essay in Health Affairs.

Medicare – Hospital Observation Status, Nursing Home Payment, and Patient Appeals

January 22 Center for Medicare Advocacy and Justice in Aging webinar slides.