resource Developing Health Homes for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance: Considerations and Opportunities Individuals with serious mental illness who often have poor health outcomes, high care coordination needs, and high costs are...

February 2014

resource Charity Care Organizations as Navigators: Considerations for Guiding Consumers toward the Best Coverage Options The Affordable Care Act requires the establishment of navigator programs to connect consumers to coverage options in state-based marketplaces....

February 2014

resource Becoming a Medicaid Provider of Family and Youth Peer Support: Considerations for Family Run Organizations Family run organizations across the country are lead providers of peer support services for children, youth, and young adults...

February 2014

resource Strategies to Improve Dental Benefits for the Medicaid Expansion Population States expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act can include dental coverage in their alternative benefit plan for low-income...

February 2014

resource Alternative Medicaid Expansion Models: Exploring State Options As of February 2014, 25 states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid to adults up to 133...

February 2014

resource Hospital Presumptive Eligibility: Opportunities to Connect Uninsured Individuals to Coverage As of January 1, 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) gives qualified hospitals the opportunity to take advantage of...

February 2014

resource State Approaches to Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Services for Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries: Early Insights Behavioral health disorders are among the most prevalent and disabling chronic conditions affecting Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries. These individuals have complex...

February 2014

resource Facilitating Cross-System Data Sharing for Psychotropic Medication Oversight and Monitoring Children in foster care are often served by multiple public systems, including Medicaid, child welfare, and behavioral health, which...

January 2014

resource Minimizing Care Gaps for Individuals Churning between the Marketplace and Medicaid: Key State Considerations This brief, made possible by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, outlines key steps that states can take to reduce...

January 2014

resource Introducing Totally Accountable Care Organizations (TACO) Totally accountable care organizations, or TACOs, represent an aspirational vision for a health care system where all physical health,...

January 2014

resource Examining Children’s Behavioral Health Service Utilization and Expenditures This Faces of Medicaid national data analysis examines behavioral health service use and expense among children in Medicaid to...

December 2013

resource Digital Health Innovations for Medicaid Super-Utilizers: Consumer Feedback Digital health technologies — ranging from smartphone apps to simple text-based reminders — are rapidly emerging to help individuals...

December 2013