Week of March 9, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Access for People with Disabilities (Focus on Medicaid Populations)

March 1 Kaiser Family Foundation report
Learn more here.

Medicaid Service Use During COVID-19

March 2 CMS Centers for Medicaid & CHIP Services opening presentation slides at CMS Quality Conference
Learn more here.

Increasing Vaccine Uptake in Diverse Communities: A Working Guide for Health Care CEOs

March 2 Health Evolution report and guide
Learn more here.

Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): State Variation in Policy Choices and Implications

February 26 Kaiser Family Foundation report
Learn more here.

Medicaid Directors National Association Publishes Medicaid Behavioral Health Forward; Includes Persons with Co-Occurring ID-DD-MI; Includes BH-Primary Care Integration

February NAMD report
Learn more here.

Using Medicaid Managed Care To Boost Immunization Rates

March 3 Commonwealth Fund blog
Learn more here.

Geographical Expansion of Medicaid Managed Care Primary Care in Rural Areas

March 3 HRSA funded, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis report
Learn more here.

Healthy People 2030: Target Setting

February 26 CDC and HHS ODPHP webinar slides
Learn more here.

Equity, Health Equity, and Racial Equity in the Framework for Aligning Health and Social Sectors

February 22 RWJ Fd Aligning Health-Georgia Health Policy Center paper
Learn more here.

Mobilizing for Action Through Planning (MAPP): A Blueprint for the Future in Community Health

February 16 CDC and HRSA funded, NACCHO MAPP project webinar slides
Learn more here.

Building Effective Partnerships Between Health Care Organizations and Communities

March 2 Center for Health Care Strategies brief
Learn more here.

The Role of Community Health Workers and Promotores in Health Care Delivery for California Medi-Cal Members

March 4 Center for Health Care Strategies report
Learn more here.

The Future of Telehealth Given COVID-19 Delivery of Care Changes – House Hearing

March 2 House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing
Learn more here.

Telehealth for Behavioral Health Care Providers – Best Practice

March 4 HRSA announced new content to HHS Telehealth Best Practice Guide
Learn more here.

Natural Support Networks Improve Quality of Life and Impact Service Expenditures

January 21 Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) examination paper
Learn more here.

Federal Funding and Support Opportunities for Respite Systems – Building Blocks

February 8 ARCH National Respite Network shared paper
Learn more here.

Health, United States, 2019

March 2 CDC released 43rd annual report. If slides become publicly available, we will provide in the future the March 2 CDC NCHS webinar on the report’s data finder and trend tables.
Learn more here.

Steps To Better Health for People with Sickle Cell Disease – Toolkit

March 1 CDC announced guidelines and tool kit
Learn more here.

Informing PCORI’s Strategic Plan – Register Now for March 15 and 16

March 15 and 16 National Academy of Medicine webinars with and on input into the PCORI strategic plan
Register here.