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Improving the Use of Psychotropic Medication among Children and Youth in Foster Care: A Quality Improvement Collaborative
This multi-state initiative will work with cross-agency teams to improve the use and monitoring of psychotropic medications among children in foster care. more »
Communicating the Value of Integrated Care to Stakeholders
This brief discusses the reasons why it is important to engage stakeholder groups; how to identify distinct audience groups within the stakeholder community; how to target messages to specific audiences; and what methods of communication are available. more »
State Options for Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health
This policy brief from the Integrated Care Resource Center explores promising state options for integrating physical and behavioral health services within managed delivery systems, including examples of current state programs and critical considerations for implementation. more »
Medicaid Managed Care: How States' Experience Can Inform Exchange Qualified Health Plan Standards
This brief examines Medicaid managed care contracts in six states and identifies opportunities for exchanges to align Qualified Health Plan standards with Medicaid managed care requirements, as well as areas where managed care requirements may need to be modified for the exchanges. more »
Project Spotlight
A “High-Touch” Approach to Improving Oral Health for Newark Children
CHCS' New Jersey Smiles initiative engaged the state Medicaid agency, health plans, and other regional partners to improve access to dental care among low-income and minority children. This case study describes how the collaborative worked with Newark Head Start programs and community dentists to increase the number of preschool NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid children completing dental visits and establishing dental homes.
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