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Early Lessons from Pennsylvania's SMI Innovations Project for Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health in Medicaid May 2012 — This brief describes two Pennsylvania regional pilot programs to integrate physical and behavioral health services for adult Medicaid beneficiaries with serious…	Policy & Issue Briefs
Medicaid Rate-Setting Strategies to Promote Home- and Community-Based Services May 2012 — This policy brief discusses strategies for structuring rates for managed long-term services and supports program to encourage the use of home- and community-based se…	Policy & Issue Briefs
Overview: Proposed Federal Rules for Increased Medicaid Payment for Primary Care Providers May 2012 — This fact sheet provides an initial overview of the proposed fedeal regulations for increased Medicaid payment for primary care providers, including next steps for s…	Policy & Issue Briefs
Creating Seamless Coverage Transitions Between Medicaid and the Exchanges April 2012 — This brief draws from current programs that have addressed coverage transitions effectively, with the hope that their experience will help guide seamless transitions…	Policy & Issue Briefs
How to Accelerate Progress on Chronic Homelessness: Opportunities from a Medicaid Perspective April 2012 — This brief outlines opportunities to link intensive Medicaid care management with supportive housing for childless adults with chronic health needs with the goal of …	Policy & Issue Briefs
Managed Long-Term Services and Supports: An Overview of Key Issues April 2012 — Ms. Barth identified ten strategies for implementing managed long-term services and supports programs based on the experiences of five states (Arizona, Hawaii, Tenne…	Staff Presentations
CHIPRA Webinar: CME Engagement with the Judicial System March 2012 — This webinar provided an overview of best practice approaches to interactions between care management entities, and judges and the court.	Webinar Resources
Accountable Care Organizations in Medicaid: Emerging Practices to Guide Program Design February 2012 — This brief highlights emerging best practices from state ACO activities across the country and summarizes safety-net ACO programs being developed in five states.…	Policy & Issue Briefs
Financial Alignment Models for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: Considerations for Reimbursement February 2012 — This brief explores considerations for establishing reimbursement rates and performance incentives for new financial models available to align care for Medicare-Medi…	Policy & Issue Briefs
Implications of Health Reform for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations February 2012 — This brief outlines provisions in the Affordable Care Act that uniquely affect American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations, including the expansion of Medicaid…	Policy & Issue Briefs
Improving Outcomes for Children in Child Welfare: A Medicaid Managed Care Toolkit February 2012 — This toolkit details the work of nine managed care organizations that participated in a three-year collaborative to improve care for children in child welfare.	Toolkits
Strategies for Building Seamless Health Systems for Low-Income Populations February 2012 — This brief explores the challenges for states in creating seamless health coverage for low-income populations. It provides a roadmap for states as they consider…	Policy & Issue Briefs
CHIPRA Webinar: Psychotropic Medication January 2012 — This webinar provided an overview of the current landscape related to efforts to improve psychotropic medication management and prescribing practices for youth, part…	Webinar Resources
Leveraging the Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase: The Role of Performance Measurement January 2012 — This brief identifies how Medicaid agencies can use performance measurement to assess the impact of the 2013-2014 primary care rate increase.	Policy & Issue Briefs
CHIPRA Webinar: Reengineering Residential Treatment December 2011 — This webinar described new opportunities for redesigning care delivered through residential treatment centers.	Webinar Resources
Innovations in Medicaid: Considerations for MassHealth December 2011 — This report from the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute (MMPI), authored by Suzanne Gore of the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), outlines opportunities…	Reports
Long-Term Services and Supports: Opportunities in the Affordable Care Act December 2011 — This technical assistance brief describes different program options contained in the Affordable Care Act to assist states in rebalancing the provision of …	Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools
Measuring Quality for Complex Medicaid Beneficiaries in New York State December 2011 — The Center for Health Care Strategies was commissioned by the United Hospital Fund to outline opportunities for establishing a comprehensive measurement approach for…	Reports
Transforming Small High-Volume Medicaid Practices to Reduce Disparities in Care: Recent Advances and Future Opportunities December 2011 — Download presentations from this joint meeting of CHCS' Reducing Disparities at the Practice Site initiative and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Al…	Meeting Highlights
Communicating the Value of Integrated Care to Stakeholders November 2011 — This brief discusses the reasons why it is important to engage stakeholder groups; how to identify distinct audience groups within stakeholder community; how to targ…	Policy & Issue Briefs

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