Week of October 18, 2022

Equity Measurement in Medicaid

October 11 National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) white paper and webinar slides; includes AAHD

5 Strategic Components To Support Health Equity in Medicaid

October 11 Center for Health Care Strategies brief

Equitable Data Engagement and Accountability: Persons with Disabilities and Housing

October 3 CCD Task Force on Housing co-chairs submission to a White House task force RFI

Heath Disparities and Chronic Health Conditions Faced by Adults with Disabilities

September 30 AAHD NDNRC Update summary

Involving Community Partners in Data and Policy Initiatives To Advance Health Equity

October 11 Center for Health Care Strategies webinar materials

ACL Launches Center To Support People with Co-Occurring ID/DD and Mental Health Disabilities

September 30 ACL announcement

Serving Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: 8 States Improvement Supports (CO, HI, ME, NC, TX, VA, WA, WI)

October 12 Center for Health Care Strategies announced academy awards

Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Choices: Coordinating Housing, Health, and LTSS Through Home-Based Care Management

September 30 AARP report

Using Global Budgets and Multi-Sector Teams To Align Systems in Vermont

October 12 RWJ Fd Systems for Action webinar materials

Opioid-Related Outcomes Among Individuals with Co-Occurring Behavioral Health Conditions

October 3 National Quality Forum shared September 26 report

Key Trends for Emerging Medicaid Section 1115 Demo Proposals

October 12 Health Management Associates “Our Focus”

Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measures (PRO-PMs)

October 11 AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation comments to/on National Quality Forum (NQF) PRO-PM report

Personal Care Aides: Assessing Self-Care Needs and Worker Shortages in Rural Areas

October 13 Health Affairs research article

Changes in the Supply and Rural-Urban Distribution of Behavioral Health Providers

October 13 HRSA FORHP shared Rural Health Research Gateway report

Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Healthcare Via Telehealth

October 13 ASTHO shared October 3 blog

Accelerating the Use of Findings From Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Clinical Practice To Improve Health and Health Care

October 12 National Academy of Medicine shared workshop proceedings

The PCORI Strategic Plan

October 11 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced plan

The Future of HEDIS – Health Equity Quality Measurement

October 6 NCQA webinar materials on Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set