Week of April 30, 2019

Addressing Social Factors That Affect Health: Emerging Trends and Leading-Edge Practices in Medicaid

April Manatt Health-RWJ Fd funded, policy brief
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Strengthening the Capacity of Local Health and Social Services Agencies To Absorb Increased Hospital and Clinical Referrals (Increased Screening on Social Determinants)

April 24 RWJ Foundation-University of Kentucky College of Public Health webinar slides
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Supporting Health Care and Community-Based Organization Partnerships To Address Social Determinants of Health

March 22 Center for Health Care Strategies blog
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Why Your State Is Important To Your Health – Power and Opportunity

April 18 RWJ Foundation Culture of Health blog
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Does A Program That Integrated Medicare and Medicaid Benefits Improve Care Coordination?

April 24 Commonwealth Fund early lessons from CMS demos
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Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid – CMS To State Medicaid Directors on New Innovation Opportunities

April 24 CMS letter to state Medicaid directors
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The Impact of Chronic Underfunding of America’s Public Health System

April 24 Trust for America’s Health report
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“I’m Just Trying To Cope for Both of Us”: Challenges and Supports of Family Caregivers in Participant-Directed Programs

April 19 NASUAD Friday Updates sharing of a Journal of Gerontological Social Work article; article is free until June 2019.
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Enrollment and Spending

April 4 Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief
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Investing in Medicaid Management: What Governors Need To Know

April 15 Milbank Memorial Fund brief
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Disability Inclusion: Updated Primer

April 19 DOL ODEP announced Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion updated primer
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Support Needs of People with ID/DD and Co-Occurring Mental Health Challenges, and Their Families

April 16 The Arc study, shared in April 19 NASUAD Friday Updates
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Rethinking Behavioral Health Crisis Systems: Saving Lives, Saving Resources

April 16 Health Management Associates webinar materials
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Advancing Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care: A Continuum-Based Framework

April 23 NCBH-Montefore webinar slides; the NY state primary care-BH integration study was previously included in AAHD news #13 (April 9)
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What Do We Know About Patients with High Health Care Use and Costs

April 24 Mathematica “On the Evidence” podcast and information
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Alternatives to Guardianship

April NASDDDS and HSRI National Core Indicators data brief
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GAO on CMS Failure to Investigate Nursing Home Problems (in Oregon)

April 15 Government Accountability Office report
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