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Preparing to Support Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Needs
Click Here to View the Brief Due to the predicted growth in the population eligible for long-term services and supports (LTSS), states continue to explore ways to reduce budget risk, improve the delivery of services, and meet individuals’ preferences to
[...]Published Date: September 13, 2024 -
Helping Plans Collect Enrollee Data on Social Determinants of Health and Health-Related Social Needs
Click Here to View the Tip Sheet This tip sheet both identifies the broad range of social determinants of health (SDOH) and health-related social needs (HRSN) data collection toolkits and offers additional guidance around using these resources most effectively. Specifically,
[...]Published Date: July 22, 2024 -
Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Individuals with Complex Health Needs: A Spotlight on MMM of Puerto Rico and Camden Coalition
Click Here to View the Spotlight Motivational interviewing (MI) is a person-centered approach that helps build trusting relationships with clinicians and facilitates greater engagement, activation, and partnership that supports individuals in defining and achieving their health care goals.1 Health plans
[...]Published Date: July 11, 2024 -
RIC Event: Improving Health Equity for Dually Eligible Enrollees in Rural Areas
https://youtu.be/PaiG2jcv2ho?si=1d-Z7YGZJhReMyUv Description: Health plans serving rural service areas confront significant health care delivery challenges, including lack of access to health care, provider workforce shortages, food deserts, poor transportation infrastructure, and inconsistent Internet. Health plans serving the more than two million
[...]Published Date: April 19, 2024 -
Behavioral Health Integration Capacity Assessment
Resources for Integrated Care updated the Behavioral Health Integration Capacity Assessment (BHICA) Guide and interactive BHICA Tool, originally published in 2014, to help organizations that provide behavioral health services evaluate their capacity to offer integrated primary care services. The BHICA
[...]Published Date: February 29, 2024 -
RIC Event: Enrollee Advisory Committees Through a Health Equity Lens
https://youtu.be/XouV1MB7AEE?si=Ga7w9jYdr7nkYEPq Description: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) Enrollee Advisory Committees (EACs) are tasked with working to improve access to covered services, coordination of services, and health equity for underserved populations under the 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final
[...]Published Date: February 16, 2024 -
RIC Event: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Behavioral Health: Leveraging Person-Centered Approaches
https://youtu.be/LrDo21TwJwc Description: This webinar explores how traditional silos of care can impede a comprehensive approach to care coordination and potential solutions to improve behavioral health condition management among persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who are dually eligible for
[...]Published Date: August 29, 2023 -
Measuring Quality in Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS): Key Considerations for Health Plans
Click Here to View the Brief Quality measurement in home and community-based services (HCBS) supports states, health plans, and providers in ensuring members are receiving HCBS that reflect their preferences, assuring health and welfare, improving health outcomes, and promoting effectiveness
[...]Published Date: December 2, 2022 -
Introduction to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS): Key Considerations for Health Plans
Click Here to View the Brief Home and community-based services (HCBS) encompass a broad range of services and supports designed to help older adults and people with disabilities live in their homes, rather than in institutional settings such as nursing
[...]Published Date: December 2, 2022 -
Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Dually Eligible Individuals
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[...]Published Date: November 30, 2022