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Improving Access and Building Behavioral Health Capacity Through Telehealth and Teleconsultation: Lessons from Mississippi and New Mexico
/in Policy Mississippi, New Mexico Webinars Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Care Coordination, Chronic and Complex Populations, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Medicaid Managed Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Quality and Measurement /by NASHP StaffDuring this webinar, attendees hear from leaders from two nationally-acclaimed programs, including the Center for Telehealth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Project ECHO. Discussion includes overviews of each program, including identification of best practices, lessons learned, and key takeaways for state policymakers. Audience Q&A follows.
Improving Behavioral Health Access & Integration Using Telehealth & Teleconsultation: A Health Care System for the 21st Century
/in Policy Reports Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Care Coordination, Chronic and Complex Populations, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Quality and Measurement, Safety Net Providers and Rural Health, Workforce Capacity /by Lesa RairIndividuals with medical and behavioral health comorbidities often receive fragmented care, resulting in higher costs and poorer outcomes. States, the federal government, and providers have all made significant investments to build and expand evidence-based integration models, such as the collaborative care model, to reduce fragmentation and improve care. However, workforce shortages and limited resources may hinder […]
Top 5 Themes We Saw Emerge From #NASHPCONF15
/in Policy Blogs Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Care Coordination, CHIP, Chronic and Complex Populations, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, State Insurance Marketplaces /by NASHPState health policy leaders from all 50 states and the District of Columbia converged in Dallas for our largest-ever annual conference. Packed sessions and hallway conversations had the place abuzz with ideas and challenges as states move ahead with system-changing reforms. Without the brainpower of our members and attendees identifying key issues and best practices […]
Integrating Maternal and Child Health Data Systems
/in Policy Reports Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, CHIP, Chronic and Complex Populations, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Healthy Child Development, Integrated Care for Children, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Primary Care/Patient-Centered/Health Home, Quality and Measurement /by NASHPWhat happens when state health programs use separate data systems to serve the same population, such as mothers and children? State policymakers know that when those data systems do not “talk” to one another, states may waste resources on duplicative data entry and system maintenance; providers and state agencies may struggle to access information important […]
Vermont Gets its Day in Court on ERISA: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Next Term
/in Policy Vermont Blogs Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Quality and Measurement, Value-Based Purchasing /by NASHP and Alice WeissThe Supreme Court granted certiorari in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual, a case brought by Vermont challenging the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling on ERISA preemption that bars the state from requiring self-insured employer-sponsored health plans to submit claims data to Vermont’s all-payer claims database (APCD). In doing so, the Supreme Court is providing Vermont […]
Are We There Yet? An Update on Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual
/in Policy Vermont Blogs Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data /by NASHP and Alice WeissSummer is the season of the great American road trip, and as such the clarion call from back seats everywhere– Are we there yet? – will soon ring out across the nation. But, this summer for those in Vermont the call has a different meaning. In a May NASHP Health Policy Blog post, as the […]
Conducting the Orchestra of Multi-Payer Payment Reform: Achieving Harmony in Arkansas and Vermont
/in Policy Arkansas, Vermont Blogs Care Coordination, Chronic and Complex Populations, Community Health Workers, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health, Primary Care/Patient-Centered/Health Home /by NASHP, Tess Shiras and Anne GauthierImagine an orchestra filled with providers and plans each playing its own tune to move towards value-based payment to incentivize better care and health. Alone, each tune is recognizable. But without working together, cacophony abounds. Enter the state as conductor and participant in aligned multi-payer payment reform, and sweet sounds emerge. If it only happened […]
Don’t Take Your Eyes Off Vermont: Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
/in Policy Vermont Blogs Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Quality and Measurement, State Insurance Marketplaces /by NASHP and Alice WeissOkay, maybe as a California colleague suggests, it’s one of the “boutique states” and yes, its single payer plan stumbled, but don’t take your eyes off Vermont. Vermont is at work to hold down costs and reform payment and delivery systems. The Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) is engaged in comprehensive efforts to control health […]
States Use Technology to Go the Distance for Rural Populations
/in Policy Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Safety Net Providers and Rural Health /by NASHP and Kaitlin SheedyStates with large rural populations face unique challenges in ensuring access to care. While approximately 16 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural America, only about 11 percent of physicians practice in rural locations. Additionally, individuals in rural areas face long travel distances to see primary care providers and specialists. Many states are using […]
MACPAC 2015 CHIP Fact Sheet
/in Policy Blogs CHIP, CHIP, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by NASHPThis fact sheet provides information on how CHIP works, who is enrolled in CHIP, federal Medicaid and CHIP matching rates, and CHIP enrollment and income eligibility levels by CHIP program type and state. Download the Fact Sheet
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. 
Medicaid Agencies Cultivate Partnerships and Deploy Data to Bolster COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
/in COVID-19 State Action Center Blogs, Featured News Home COVID-19, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Health IT/Data, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Program Design, Quality and Measurement, Social Determinants of Health, Special Populations and Services, Vaccines /by Christina CousartCOVID-19 vaccine distribution has accelerated across states as the Biden Administration updates its vaccine goal to 200 million doses by April 23, 2021 and many states are opening eligibility to all adults by early April. The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) recently spoke with several state Medicaid officials to learn more about how […]