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New York Recommends Pediatric Preventive Care Improvements in its First 1,000 Days on Medicaid Report
/in Policy New York Blogs, Featured News Home Care Coordination, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Healthy Child Development, Integrated Care for Children, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health, Primary Care/Patient-Centered/Health Home /by Elinor HigginsBy age three, a child’s brain has grown to 80 percent of its adult size and experiences during the first 1,000 days are critical to healthy brain development and social, emotional, cognitive, language, and physical development. Preventive measures taken in the first few years of life can have a significant and lasting impact on a […]
Idaho Develops a Medicaid Value-Based Payment Model for its FQHCs, Based on Cost and Quality
/in Policy Idaho Blogs, Featured News Home Chronic and Complex Populations, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Quality and Measurement, Safety Net Providers and Rural Health, Social Determinants of Health, Value-Based Purchasing /by Neva KayeStarting in early 2020, Idaho will launch a new value-based payment model that will compensate federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and other providers based on how much they improve the cost and quality of care delivered to Medicaid enrollees. The agency plans to sign contracts to implement the model in January, with implementation beginning July […]
Webinar: Road Trip to Behavioral Health Parity – Your Roadside Assistance
/in Policy Webinars Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Chronic and Complex Populations, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health /by NASHP StaffState Officials Consider Patient Preferences when Evaluating Telehealth Evidence
/in Policy Alaska, California Care Coordination, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Healthy Child Development, Integrated Care for Children, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health, Safety Net Providers and Rural Health /by Johanna ButlerWhen exploring new evidence about the effectiveness of telehealth, state policymakers want to know which interventions consumers prefer and are scalable for a range of populations. In addition to working to ensure that new telehealth tools are evidence-based and effective, officials want to make sure both patients and providers are interested in utilizing them. The […]
Infographic: State Team-Based Care Strategies for Medicaid-Eligible Women
/in Policy District Of Columbia, Minnesota, Montana Featured News Home Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Care Coordination, Chronic and Complex Populations, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health System Costs, Infant Mortality, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration /by Eddy FernandezFor more information, please click the program titles and read NASHP’s State Medicaid Quality Measurement Activities for Women’s Health. Acknowledgement: Thank you to the officials in Washington, DC, Montana, and Minnesota for reviewing their respective highlighted strategies. This infographic is a publication of the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). This project is supported […]
RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center Highlights State Initiatives
/in The RAISE Act Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center Blogs, Featured News Home Chronic and Complex Populations, State Resources, The RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center /by Kitty Purington, Eliza Mette and Wendy Fox-GrageStates are the largest public payers for long-term services and supports, and family caregivers are their crucial partners. Across the country, states have launched initiatives that assist family caregivers by addressing their diverse needs. In part to support states in developing these initiatives, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) launched the RAISE Family Caregiver […]
Expanding the Oral Health Workforce to Promote Overall Health: Arizona Uses Dental Hygienists to Improve Hospital Patient Safety
/in Policy Arizona Reports Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Health System Costs, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Oral Health, Population Health, Workforce Capacity /by Neva KayeArizona recently made an innovative change in its scope-of-practice rules governing supervision of dental hygienists to enable hospitals to more easily use these providers to help prevent ventilator-assisted pneumonia (VAP) – the leading cause of death from nosocomial infections in critically ill patients. VAP, the second most common nosocomial infection, increases the duration of hospitalizations […]
50-State Scan: How Medicaid Agencies Leverage their Non-Licensed Substance Use Disorder Workforce
/in Policy Featured News Home, Reports Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Chronic and Complex Populations, Workforce Capacity /by Eliza Mette, Charles Townley and Kitty PuringtonBehavioral Health Workforce Innovations: How Massachusetts and New York Engage Community Health Workers and Peers to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities
/in Policy Massachusetts, New York Featured News Home, Reports Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Community Health Workers, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health, Workforce Capacity /by Jill RosenthalAcknowledgements: The author wishes to thank the state officials and stakeholders in Massachusetts (Masachusetts Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services) and New York (New York State Office of Mental Health, New York State Department of Health, Families Together in New York State) who graciously shared their experiences or reviewed a draft of this publication. Trish […]
State Medicaid Strategies to Promote Early Identification and Treatment of Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorder
/in Policy Featured News Home, Reports Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Care Coordination, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Eligibility and Enrollment, Eligibility and Enrollment, Essential Health Benefits, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Health IT/Data, Infant Mortality, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health, Safety Net Providers and Rural Health /by Carrie Hanlon, Taylor Platt, Eddy Fernandez and Lyndsay SanbornStates face rapidly rising rates of substance use disorder (SUD) and overdoses among pregnant women and increases in maternal deaths and poor birth outcomes, such as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).[1] To understand how states promote early identification of SUD and treatment access for pregnant women, the National Academy for […]
For individuals living with complex, often chronic conditions, and their families, palliative care can provide relief from symptoms, improve satisfaction and outcomes, and help address critical mental and spiritual needs during difficult times. Now more than ever, there is growing recognition of the importance of palliative care services for individuals with serious illness, such as advance care planning, pain and symptom management, care coordination, and team-based, multi-disciplinary support. These services can help patients and families cope with the symptoms and stressors of disease, better anticipate and avoid crises, and reduce unnecessary and/or unwanted care. While this model is grounded in evidence that demonstrates improved quality of life, better outcomes, and reduced cost for patients, only a fraction of individuals who could benefit from palliative care receive it. 
How States Are Administering Opioid Settlement Funds
/in Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD Featured News Home, Maps Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Opioid Use Disorder Chronic and Complex Populations /by Mia AntezzoNASHP Resource Hub: State Strategies to Build and Support Palliative Care
/in Policy Reports, Toolkits Care Coordination, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Community Health Workers, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Featured Policy Home, Health Coverage and Access, Health System Costs, Long-Term Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Palliative Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health, Workforce Capacity Chronic and Complex Populations /by Kitty Purington, Wendy Fox-Grage and Salom TeshalePalliative care helps individuals with serious illness better manage the symptoms and stressors of disease. These services are interdisciplinary, person- and family-centered, and can help people at any stage of a serious illness.
States are uniquely positioned to influence how Americans think about access, and experience palliative care.