2016 E-News Archive
January 5, 2016: Delivery system & payment reform map, new states added to justice toolkit
January 12, 2016: Chart on State Funding Sources, Global Budgeting Brief and more
January 19, 2016: Updates on SBMs in OE3 & Advancing Pediatric Medical Homes in RI
January 26, 2016: New brief on peer support for adults with SMI
February 2, 2016: Blog on Global Budgeting in VT, Updates to Delivery System Reform Map
February 9, 2016: New Brief and Infographic on Funding, State Efforts on Postpartum Depression Screening Blog and more
February 16, 2016: MN Patient-Centered Medical Home, Children’s Dental Health Month, ACA’s latest challenge
February 23, 2016: New State of the State Summary Chart, Updated Payment Reform Map
March 1, 2016: Breaking News – Gobeille Decision
March 8, 2016: SCOTUS sends back MI case, Payment Reform Map Update
March 15, 2016: MA passes legislation on opioid prescriptions, NASHPcon16 sponsorship opportunities
March 22, 2016: Briefs on Payment Reform and Open Source Code, MI Map Update
March 29, 2016: New Brief on CHIP and the ACA, New Blog on State Insurance Commissions
April 5, 2016: Are states losing key tools for health reform? New Exchangers resource center and sponsorship opportunities
April 12, 2016: New Brief on Surprise Balance Billing, Interactive Chart on Self-Funded ERISA Plans
April 19, 2016: NASHP Launches Rx Cost Work Group; Releases States and Prescription Drugs: An Overview of State Programs to Rein in Costs
April 26, 2016: CMS releases final managed care rule for Medicaid and CHIP
May 3, 2016: Improving access for justice involved populations, what managed care rule means for kids, and Gobeille updates we are watching
May 10, 2016: Pharmacy Cost Work Group named, new brief on Medicaid and early intervention agency partnerships, and more
May 17, 2016: NASHP Announces New Academy Members
May 24, 2016: CT and VT Limit Opioid Prescriptions, Uninsurance Rates and the ACA
May 31, 2016: New State Refor(u)m Launched, Healthy Child Resource of the Month
June 7, 2016: Registration Open for the 2016 Health Policy Conference!
June 14, 2016: New Brief on Investing in Community Health, Blog on Early Childhood Mental Health Systems
June 21, 2016: State Insurance Exchange Roundup, NASHP Announces New Fellows
June 28, 2016: New CHIP Timeline, Pooling and Braiding in VA, Health HIV briefs, and more
July 12, 2016: New Opioid Legislation in NY and RI, Sixth Circuit Declines to Expand ERISA, Consumer Tools Map, and more
July 19, 2016: Congress Passes CARA, New Blog on APCDs, and more
July 26, 2016: Surprise Billing Legislation Chart, Healthy Child Development Resource of the Month
August 2, 2016: Evidence Reviews and Final Conference Agenda
August 9, 2016: New Churn Brief, NASHPConf16 Rising Star Nominations Still Open
August 16, 2016: State of the State Marketplaces, Last Call for Rising Star Nominations
August 23, 2016: State Strategies for Promoting Children’s Preventive Services, Healthy Child Resource of the Month, and more
August 30, 2016: Top 5 Reasons to Attend #NASHPconf16
September 6, 2016: New briefs on non-pharmacological alternatives to opioids and Medicaid reimbursement for developmental screenings
September 13, 2016: New #NASHPconf16 Speakers Just Announced, Rx Cost Map, and More!
September 20, 2016: Payment and Delivery System Reform Discourse Brief, Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and more
September 27, 2016: NASHP to unveil new proposals to reduce prescription costs at #NASHPconf16, Minnesota Accountable Community for Health blog, and more!
October 4, 2016: Next Steps for APCD, 2-weeks until #NASHPconf16
October 11, 2016: Medicaid Incentives for Effective Contraceptive Use and Postpartum Care, #NASHPconf16 less than a week away!
October 25, 2016: Pharmacy Costs Work Group Releases Findings as Part of #NASHPconf16
November 1, 2016: Children’s Health: Options for Continued Coverage
November 8, 2016: Election Day is Here!
November 15, 2016: As Federal Leaders Debate, Open Enrollment is in Full Swing
November 29, 2016: New blogs expand on key NASHPconf16 sessions, webinars announced
December 6, 2016: State Health Policy and the Next Administration
December 13, 2016: State Strategies for Enrolling Justice-Involved Populations
December 20, 2016: 21st Century Cures Act: Implications and Opportunities for States
2015 E-News Archive


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