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  • MedicaidConversations: Gui Woolston (Connecticut)

    Great conversation! with Gui Woolston, Connecticut’s former Medicaid director. He and Clay covered 3 main topics: 1) implementing Test and Learn capabilities; 2) CT’s maternity bundle; and 3) value-based payments and HCBS. Run time: 27 mins.

  • MedicaidConversations: Treasa Hunt (Nebraska)

    Great conversation! with Treasa Hunt, DHHS Administrator at the LTC division at Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. She and Clay discussed Nebraska’s new innovative I-Serve platform. This new seamless and time saving program allows integrated applications, eligibility inquiries and more.  Treasa also walked through a demonstration of this new platform. Run time: 35 mins.

  • Medicaid State Spotlight: Nevada- An interview with Stacie Weeks

    Great conversation with Stacie Weeks of Nevada Medicaid. Topics include: strengthening the workforce, innovations through stronger communications, and innovations for BH and jail health programs. Run time: 12 mins

  • Medicaid State Spotlight: Iowa- An interview with Liz Matney

    Great conversation with Liz Matney of Iowa Medicaid. Topics include: helping providers and members navigate the post-covid Medicaid world, implementation of their new hospital provider tax, and finding new opportunities to be more flexible in managing their programs. Run time: 21 mins

  • Medicaid State Spotlight: Idaho- An interview with Juliet Charron

    Great conversation with Juliet Charron of Idaho Medicaid. Topics include: recent innovative projects, advice to other Medicaid Directors, CMS reg implementations, and the state’s consideration of using the managed care model. Run time: 17 mins

  • Behavioral Crisis System Regional Planning Recommendations

    Our newest whitepaper for BH professionals working in the HHS space addresses the challenge of establishing statewide standards for behavioral health crisis services while considering the diverse capacities and resources across counties or multicounty regions. It outlines essential components of an ideal continuum of community behavioral health crisis services and provides benchmarks for service volume…

  • Medicaid “State” Spotlight: District of Columbia- An interview with Melisa Byrd

    Great conversation with Melisa Byrd of D.C. Medicaid. Topics include: Increasing integration in LTSS, using an EDW to integrate SNAP/TANF, success stories from the District Direct member portal, and investments in HIT infrastructure to facilitate care transformation. Run time: 17 mins

  • Medicaid State Spotlight: West Virginia- An interview with Cindy Beane

    Great conversation with Cindy Beane of West Virginia. Topics include: Foster care (C-SED waiver), the SUD waiver and WV’s unique approach to carving out Rx. Run time: 18 mins

  • Medicaid State Spotlight: Arkansas- An interview with Janet Mann

    Great conversation with Janet Mann, Arkansas DHS Secretary. She covered 4 key topics: Working to create a sustainable Medicaid program, the Arkansas PHE unwinding experience, maternal health innovation ideas and the CMS re-entry waiver. Run time: 16 minutes

  • Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Behavioral Health Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs)

    Intended readers: Community providers considering joining / forming a CIN, State HHS staff working with Community providers