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
Author: Clay Farris
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 6/17/2024
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 6/17/2024
- CA to repay CMS $52M for improper Medicaid payments for non-citizens
- SD takes next step to enact work requirements
- Nebraska HHS named defendant in lawsuit over Medicaid re-determinations.
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3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 6/10/2024
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 6/10/2024
- CMS adds 10 states to CCBHC program
- OK providers struggle with managed care implementation
- Nursing home lobby sues to stop minimum care requirements reg
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3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 6/3/2024
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 6/3/2024
- Nevada Medicaid increasing use of digital tools to help members
- TX Court finds claims tech vendor responsible for $1B in improper payments for dental
- New GAO report on managed care prior auth for Medicaid children’s services
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3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 5/27/2024
3 Things to Know This Week for HHS Staff: Week of 5/27/2024
- House GOP attempting to overturn new CMS nursing home staffing rule
- Delaware and Tennessee will cover diapers thru Medicaid program
- Indiana HHS sued by parents of disabled children over changes in service array
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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 Charon 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
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 based on population size. Emphasizing the importance of proximity to services, it offers guidance tailored to small, medium, and large counties or regions, recommending collaborative planning for comprehensive crisis response systems within a one-hour drive.Includes specific insights and recommendations for meeting the BH needs of populations of small (less than 150,000), medium (up to 300,000) and large (>300,000) areas.
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