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Seven Steps for Building a Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit Within Medicaid

NASHP

Strengthening Care for People with Serious Illness Seven Steps for Building a Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit Within Medicaid. People with complex or life-threatening conditions often need extra support to manage symptoms and make critical decisions about their care and quality of life. March 14, 2022.

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NCQA Fireside Chat: A Conversation With Kate McEvoy of NAMD

NCQA

In our recent Fireside Chat, we brought together two forward-looking health care leaders united in their commitment to quality and their passion for improving care for Medicaid populations. 1115 waivers are special demonstrations that allow states to pilot new Medicaid approaches outside federal program rules.

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Medicaid and Children with Chronic and Complex Needs

NASHP

Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Plan [CHIP]) for health coverage. State Medicaid and CHIP programs play an essential role in the coverage, structure, and delivery of care for this group of children. They are especially dependent on public insurance programs with nearly half (44.8 percent) using public health insurance (e.g.,

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National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide

NASHP

public health, Medicaid, mental health) and other stakeholders (e.g., On the other hand, a health plan may use the guide to implement a high-quality screening and assessment process through primary care providers. State Medicaid agencies. Oversee and incentivize quality care. Medicaid managed care contracts).

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2023 Highlights Illuminate 2024 Priorities

NCQA

How We Help Medicaid & Long-Term Services and Supports Our Public Policy team had a great 2023 helping state and federal agencies define and reach quality goals. Helping states organize how Medicaid plans manage Long-Term Services and Supports is an example of our ongoing assistance to regulators. HEDIS is always evolving.

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Public/Private Sector Collaboration is the Focus at the Health Quality Forum

NCQA

Current Efforts to Create Accessible Systems of Care for Populations with Disabilities Featured speakers: Amena Keshawarz, Applied Research Scientist, NCQA Megan Morris, Associate Professor, New York University Langone Health Ross Owen, Director of Improvement and Integration, HealthPartners Rural Health Divide: Leveraging Virtual Care to Tackle Rural (..)