Week of December 8, 2020

Person-Centered Planning: 5 Staff Competency Domains November 17 ACL funded and shared, NCAPPS guide Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Core Quality Measures; CMS RFI – Consumer Comments In response to the CMS RFI, posted to the AAHD public policy updates web page: Nov 17 AAHD & Lakeshore Fd comments; Nov 19 Consortium for Citizens […]

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Week of December 1, 2020

Person-Centered Practices Self-Assessment November 20 ADvancing States shared, ACL funded, NCAPPS guide Learn more here. COVID-19 Accessible Materials for People with Disabilities – 4 Upcoming Webinars November 25 CDC NCBDDD announced GA Tech Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation Dec-Feb upcoming webinars Learn more here. Maximizing Community Health Needs Assessments November 20 PFCC webinar materials […]

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Week of November 17, 2020

Facilitation for Choice and Control: Person-Centered Planning’s Best Kept Secret October 29 ACL funded HSRI NCAPPS webinar slides Learn more here. Safety-Net Providers Focus on Population Health and Community Outreach as Part of Their Pandemic Response November 2 Commonwealth Fund blog Learn more here. States Connect Their Health Improvement Priorities To Hospital Community Benefits November […]

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Week of November 10, 2020

Rebalancing Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports State Systems: CMS Toolkit November 2 CMS announced toolkit Learn more here. State Medicaid Programs Respond To COVID-19 Challenges: Results From a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey October 14 National Association of Medicaid Directors and Kaiser Family Foundation annual survey report Learn more here. CMS Medicaid and CHIP Performance Scorecard […]

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Week of November 3, 2020

Frontline Providers Serving Persons with Complex Health and Social Needs – Core Competencies October 27 Camden Coalition and Nat Ctr for Complex Health and Social Needs report Learn more here. Addressing the Social Determinants of Mental Health: Educating Health Professionals October 29 National Academy of Medicine shared workshop proceedings Learn more here. Improving Social Determinants […]

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Week of October 27, 2020

Advancing Health, Well-Being, and Equity Through Community-State Data Sharing Partnerships October 19 Center for Health Care Strategies blog Learn more here. Medicaid Agencies-Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)-Community-Based Organizations (CBOs): Partnerships for Payment and Reimbursement October 16 NCOA-Health Management Associates blog Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): States Use of Emergency Waivers and Appendix K […]

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Week of September 29, 2020

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Proposed Quality Measures for Public Comment by October 19 September 18 CMS announced request for information Learn more here. Medicaid Money-Follows-the-Person Program: CMS Announces $165 Million in Supplemental Funding to 33 Participating States Sept 23 CMS announcement Learn more here. Medicaid Money-Follows-the-Person Programs: State Transitions in 2019 Sept 25 ADvancing […]

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Week of September 15, 2020

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver List – State Management August 28 ADvancing States shared MACPAC issue brief compendium Learn more here. Discharge Planning and Care Coordination During the COVID-19 Pandemic Sept 9 ACL shared HHS ASPR resource Learn more here. How States Are Rethinking Medicaid Managed Care Performance Management Sept 8 Health Management Associates webinar […]

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Week of September 8, 2020

State Actions To Sustain Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports During COVID-19 August 26 Kaiser Family Foundation brief Learn more here. Strategies To Meaningfully Engage Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Beneficiaries Sept 3 ACL and CMS webinar slides Learn more here. Living at Home in Rural America: Accessibility for Older Americans and People with a Disability August […]

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