Week of July 16, 2019

Medicaid Money Follows the Person Program: Impact Evidence

July University of CA at San Francisco Community Living Policy Center paper
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Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services – National Quality Forum HCBS Quality Domains – Consumer Focus Groups Responses

ACL and NIDILRR funded University of MN Center for Excellence in Disabilities web postings
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Medicaid Beneficiaries with Physical and Mental Health Integrated Care Needs, and with Complex Care Needs: New CMS Quality Measures

July 10 CMS-Mathematica webinar slides; technical specs to be available from CMS later this summer
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Advancing the Integration of Behavioral Health in Primary Care – Minnesota

July 10 No Health without Mental Health shared May MN Health Collaborative Call to Action paper
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Rubric Guide To Incorporating the Patient Voice into the Health Ecosystem

July 11 National Health Council announced guide
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Pathways to Health Equity: The Role of Anchor Institutions

July 11 National Academy of Medicine announced March meeting opening resource
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Community-Based Organizations (CBOs): New Business Opportunities for Growth and Development – Coming July 31 Webinar

ACL funded, NASUAD administered HCBS Business Acumen Center upcoming July 31 webinar
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Disaster Preparedness for Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)

July 9 SAMHSA funded BRSS TACS webinar slides
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness: CDC Grants to 62 States and Entities

July 10 CDC shared state-by-state grant details
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Billing Medicaid for Supportive Housing Services

CSH on-line training for a $125.00 fee
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Rural Health: Improvements Through Patient-Centered Research

June 26 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and 3 other national organizations DC briefing
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Opioid Use Disorders: Optimal Utilization of Psychosocial Supports in Medication-Assisted Treatment

July 8 HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) report
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Opioid Use Disorders: State Medicaid Program Prior-Authorization for Medication-Assisted Treatment

July Legal Action Center analysis
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Clinical Quality Measurement: Strengths and Limitations

July 8 CMS shared June 26 CMS webinar slides
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Health-Focused Public-Private Partnerships in the Urban Context

July 5 National Academy of Medicine shared June 13-14 workshop materials
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