Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Congress Seeks Stakeholder Ideas – By April 26
U.S. Senators Hassan (NH), Casey (PA) and Brown (OH) and Representative Dingell (MI) have released the discussion draft legislative text of the Medicaid HCBS Access Act. Deadline for public comment is April 26.
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Navigating the Challenges of Cross-Sector Partnerships To Meet the Needs of Older Americans and Persons with Disabilities
March 11 seven foundations & CHCS Better Care Playbook for Complex Care, area agencies on aging written blog
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50-State Medicaid Director Survey on COVID-19
March 17 Kaiser and HMA survey summary
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Addressing Social Determinants of Heath: Key Considerations for Health Plans Partnering with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)
March 11 CMS MMCO Resources for Integrated Care brief
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Addressing Social Determinants of Health Identified by Systematic Screening in a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
March 18 RWJ Fd funded SIREN shared Journal of Primary Care Community Health article
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Partnerships Between Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) & Community Organizations To Improve Health Outcomes – Massachusetts
March 12 National Academy for State Health Policy report
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How Health Systems Can Meaningfully Partner with Community Members – Case Studies from Minneapolis and Los Angeles
March 16 Center for Health Care Strategies webinar materials
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Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Establishing a Unified Program – Design Considerations
March 15 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) annual report to Congress, chapter 4
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Community Health Workers and Peer Specialists: Key Roles in Diabetes Control
March 16 HRSA funded and announced CSH paper
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The Imperative for Integrating Public Health and Health Care Delivery Systems – COVID-19 Example
March 16 NEJM Catalyst article – requires a subscription
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How States Can Hold Hospitals Accountable for Their Community Benefit Expenditures
March 15 National Academy for State Health Policy web posting and webinar materials
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How To Transform the U.S. Mental Health System: Evidence-Based Recommendations
March 10 NACBHD shared January 11 RAND study sponsored by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical
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Roadmap To The Ideal (Behavioral Health) Crisis System
March 17 NCBH announced and promoted Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry report on evidence and best practices
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COVID-19 Rural Epidemiology
March 18 HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy shared AgriSafe Network infographic
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Telehealth in Medicare After the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
March 15 MedPAC (Medicare Payment Advisory Commission) annual report to Congress, chapter 14, pages 457-480
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The Power of the Patient Voice: How Health Care Organizations Empower Patients and Improve Care Delivery
March 16 NEJM Catalyst free book
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PCORI Board Announced Principles for Implementing Patient-Centered Outcomes Data
March 16 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute board approved principles
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AHRQ – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Acting Director’s Briefing
March 12 AHRQ Friends briefing; acting director’s presentation included: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Health Integration, Bias and Equity, Primary Care, and SDOH,
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Nutrition-Physical Activity- Obesity: CDC State Comparison Data
March 18 TFAH shared CDC updated data, trends, and maps using 37 indicators
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