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Illinois action plan highlights 红领巾瓜报 substance use disorder program
As part of an overall state strategy to reduce overdose deaths, Illinois recently released the State Overdose Action Plan (SOAP) that includes a key substance use disorder (SUD) program developed by 红领巾瓜报.
Texas Releases STAR+PLUS RFP
This week, our In Focus section reviews the Texas STAR+PLUS managed care services request for proposals (RFP) released on March 31, 2022, by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The STAR+PLUS program, including the STAR+PLUS Home and Community-based Services (HCBS) program, provides acute care services and Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) to the aged and disabled.
CMS and state discussions: 红领巾瓜报 finds additional stakeholder engagement needed to support Medicaid PHE unwinding
On April 4, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published two new resources addressing Medicaid鈥檚 Public Health Emergency (PHE) 鈥渦nwinding鈥� activities. [i] Today鈥檚 post focuses on CMS鈥� of promising state practices for unwinding planning efforts.
2022 Michigan State of Reform Health Policy Conference Set for April 21
Senior healthcare leaders from across Michigan will convene at the Lansing Center for the 2022 Michigan State of Reform Health Policy Conference on April 21 to discuss health policy and topical issues across the spectrum of care. The day-long event, which kicks off at 9 a.m., will feature more than 60 speakers and 19 different sessions.
President’s budget recommends significant investments in unity agenda issues
This week, our In Focus section reviews President Biden鈥檚 for federal fiscal year 2023, released on March 28, 2022. The President鈥檚 proposal kicks off the Congressional budget process and negotiations on the annual spending bills for the federal fiscal year that starts October 1, 2022. The budget proposal highlights the Administration鈥檚 program initiatives and recommended legislative and regulatory changes. The President鈥檚 budget is merely a request of Congress, who drafts the actual budget resolution that will go into effect if passed.
March 30, 2022
President鈥檚 Budget Recommends Significant Investments in Unity Agenda Issues
Issue brief and playbook explore outlook for temporary COVID-19-related changes to Medicare and Medicaid programs
This week our In Focus section reviews the that explore the outlook for temporary COVID-19-related changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs, prepared in partnership with Manatt聽Health for . 红领巾瓜报 experts Jennifer Podulka, Yamini Narayan, and Keyan Javadi offer a framework to support policymakers鈥� decisions on the future of temporary policies and highlight specific flexibilities that are good candidates for consideration. These temporary flexibilities expanded program eligibility and enrollment, enhanced remote service delivery options, authorized care delivery in alternative care sites, and much more.
Learning from COVID-19-related flexibilities: moving toward more person-centered Medicare and Medicaid programs
A new person-centered assessment framework and issue brief, authored by 红领巾瓜报 experts in conjunction with Manatt Health, examine the temporary regulatory Medicare and Medicaid flexibilities implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and aimed at ensuring access to care for older adults and people with chronic conditions and disabilities.
As these temporary flexibilities are currently set to expire in April 2022, the report provides insight and guidance for policymakers as they assess the impact these regulatory policy changes are having on advancing person- and community-centered care and consider possible permanence of these changes.
The framework is designed to help facilitate these conversations and decisions and assess the potential for continuation of the regulatory flexibilities to advance person- and community-centered care, facilitate access to care in the least intensive or least restrictive setting, and better align Medicare and Medicaid program rules.
红领巾瓜报 colleagues Jennifer Podulka, Yamini Narayan, and Keyan Javadi contributed to the framework and research.