Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health
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Infographic: How State Medicaid Programs Can Use Telehealth to Serve Pregnant Women during COVID-19
/in Policy Featured News Home COVID-19, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health /by Eddy Fernandez and Taylor PlattThis infographic highlights what states need to consider when providing pregnancy-related services to Medicaid enrollees through telehealth during the pandemic. Links to more tools and resources are listed below the infographic. States can use the following flexibilities and tools to increase access to pregnancy-related services via telehealth: Medicaid State Plan Disaster Relief State Plan Amendment: States can […]
States’ Recent 1115 Waiver Applications Include Provisions to Support Children during the Pandemic
/in COVID-19 State Action Center Blogs, Featured News Home Care Coordination, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Chronic and Complex Populations, COVID-19, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Integrated Care for Children, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health, Workforce Capacity /by Kate HonsbergerMore than a dozen states have recently submitted 1115 waiver applications that have the potential to safeguard access to care and increase support for children during the COVID-19 pandemic. If approved, these 1115 waivers would be retroactively to March 1, 2020, and expire “no later than 60 days after the end of the public health […]
States Implement Strategies to Safeguard Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic
/in COVID-19 State Action Center Blogs, Featured News Home COVID-19, Health Coverage and Access, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Workforce Capacity /by Taylor PlattAcross the nation, states are taking steps during the COVID-19 pandemic to protect pregnant women and their infants during delivery. States, whose Medicaid programs cover nearly half of all births in the United States, recognize the importance of ensuring all pregnant women have safe and healthy deliveries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
Toolkit: Upstream Health Priorities for Governors
/in Policy Toolkits Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Chronic and Complex Populations, Community Health Workers, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Health System Costs, Healthy Child Development, Housing and Health, Long-Term Care, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Expansion, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Palliative Care, Population Health, Quality and Measurement, Social Determinants of Health, Value-Based Purchasing, Workforce Capacity /by NASHP WritersGovernors can control costs, advance their priorities, and enhance lives by improving the social and economic conditions that make up 80 percent of the factors affecting their residents’ health. Governors are uniquely positioned to maximize state resources to address the conditions affecting health by leading cross-agency and public-private collaborations, leveraging siloed state resources, and advancing evidence-based health policy approaches.
State Medicaid Strategies to Maintain Access to Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs during the Pandemic
/in COVID-19 State Action Center Blogs, Featured News Home Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Chronic and Complex Populations, COVID-19, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by Kate Honsberger and Karen VanLandeghemStates and the federal government are taking unprecedented steps to address the health needs of individuals impacted by COVID-19, including children and adults with chronic and complex health care conditions who are vulnerable to infection and to changes in the health care delivery system that may impact their ability to access much-needed primary and specialty […]
Serving Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs in Medicaid Managed Care: Targeted Contract Language
/in Medicaid Managed Care Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Chronic and Complex Populations, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Featured Policy Home, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Program Design, Quality and Measurement, Special Populations and Services /by Kate Honsberger, Anna Matilde “Tilly” Tanga and Karen VanLandeghemState Strategies to Promote Children’s Preventive Services
/in Policy Charts, Maps Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, CHIP, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Eligibility and Enrollment, Health Coverage and Access, Health System Costs, Healthy Child Development, Integrated Care for Children, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Primary Care/Patient-Centered/Health Home, Quality and Measurement, Value-Based Purchasing /by NASHP WritersNASHP Finds More States Are Screening for Maternal Depression during Well-Child Visits
/in Policy Blogs Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health /by Rebecca Cooper and Carrie HanlonState Levers to Improve Immunization Rates: Alabama’s Experience
/in Policy Alabama Blogs, Featured News Home Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, EPSDT, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Immunization, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health /by Rebecca Cooper and Ariella LevisohnThe State of States: How Governors Plan to Address Health-Related Social and Economic Factors in 2020
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Health Equity, Housing and Health, Infant Mortality, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Elinor Higgins and Amy ClaryState of the state speeches provide critical insights into governors’ policy proposals that impact the health of their residents. Last week, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) highlighted the health care issues governors raised in their 2020 addresses. This week, NASHP examines how governors addressed the social and economic issues that heavily impact […]
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 Reimbursement of Midwifery Services in Minnesota and Washington State Supports Diverse Pathways to Care
/in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Policy Minnesota, Washington Blogs, Featured News Home Maternal Health and Mortality, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health /by Anoosha Hasan and Emily Creveling