Week of June 25, 2024

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – The CMS HCBS Settings Rule

May 30 NHeLP and Brandeis CLPC paper.

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Tips for Using State Medicaid Data

June 10 Mathematica blog.

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Improving Data on the Workforce

June 18 HHS ASPE shared April 30 ASPE report.

AHRQ CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey – New for 2024

June 19 AHRQ announced Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) outpatient mental health survey. Also released was the ECHO survey version 3.

Addressing Health-Related Social Needs: Using “In Lieu of Services” – Medicaid Focus

June 18 Center for Health Care Strategies policy sheet explaining CMS final rules.

Health-Related Disparities: Survey of HHS Funded Programs

June 18 HHS ASPE shared April 18 ASPE report.

Scaling Services To Meet People’s Needs

June 20 SAMHSA shared NAEH overview.

Leveraging Data To Support Health Equity in an Integrated Delivery and Finance System

June 20 Leaning Health Systems shared April 15 article abstract and highlights.

Enhancing Data Practices for Whole Health: Strategies

June 20 Learning Health Systems shared May 30 article abstract and highlights.

Patient Engagement Strategies: Recommendations to CMS

June 6 PIPC (Partnership To Improve Patient Care) recommendations to CMS.

Patient Care Navigation in Medicare

June 18 HHS ASPE shared April 30 ASPE report.

Rural Chronic Disease Management Toolkit

June 20 HRSA FORHP shared Rural Health Info Hub toolkit.

Flexible Telehealth Policies Bridge the Rural Health Gap

June 18 ASTHO blog.

Public Health Telehealth Needs Assessment

June 20 ASTHO shared report.

Impact of Telehealth Coverage on the Quality of Care for Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries

June 14 AIR Health report.

National Behavioral Health Workforce Recommendations: A Cross Walk

June 21 Self-Direction in the News shared Center for Workforce Solutions shared paper.

Housing First Approach – Overview

June 20 SAMHSA shared NAEH two-page overview.

Best Practices for Data: SAMHSA Grantee Sharing (2)

June 6 SAMHSA Center for Financing Reform and Innovation webinar slides. The June 11 AAHD news included project products.

Olmstead vs L.C.

June 20 SAMHSA announced resources, webinar replays, and the 1999 Court decision document.

Olmstead vs L.C (2)

June 18 Community Living Policy Center at Brandeis webinar. Materials coming soon.

Community Living and the Legacy of Olmstead (3)

June 21 AAHD communications blog.