Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
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States Craft Collaborative Approaches to House the Homeless and Curb COVID-19
/in COVID-19 Ohio Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Blending and Braiding Funding, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, COVID-19, Health Equity, Housing and Health, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health /by Eliza Mette and Jodi ManzPeople with substance use disorders (SUD) who are experiencing housing instability or homelessness are particularly at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving states challenged more than ever to identify effective housing strategies that can simultaneously address the complex treatment needs of people with SUD while also curbing the spread of COVID-19 in congregate settings.
NASHP Resource Hub: State Strategies to Address Palliative Care
/in Policy Reports, Toolkits Care Coordination, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Community Health Workers, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Featured Policy Home, Health Coverage and Access, Health System Costs, Long-Term Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Palliative Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health, Workforce Capacity Chronic and Complex Populations /by Natalie Williams, Kitty Purington and Rachel DonlonPalliative care helps individuals with serious illness better manage the symptoms and stressors of disease. These services are interdisciplinary, person- and family-centered, and can help people at any stage of a serious illness.
States are uniquely positioned to influence how Americans think about access, and experience palliative care.
State Immunization Services and Policies Resource Page
/in Policy Toolkits Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Healthy Child Development, Immunization, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health Immunization /by Rebecca CooperDespite the availability of safe and effective vaccines through Medicaid and the Vaccines for Children program, immunization rates among children enrolled in Medicaid remain lower than for privately-insured children. Disparities in vaccination rates also persist for African-American children and those living in poverty. Nearly half of US pregnant women are covered by Medicaid, but data […]
Toolkit: National Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
/in Policy Toolkits Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Care Coordination, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, CHIP, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Eligibility and Enrollment, EPSDT, Featured Policy Home, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Health IT/Data, Healthy Child Development, Integrated Care for Children, Integrated for Pregnant/Parenting Women, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health, Quality and Measurement, Social Determinants of Health /by NASHP StaffThe National Standards for Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) define the core components of a comprehensive, coordinated, and family-centered system of care for CYSHCN.
States Factor in COVID-19’s Impact on Immunizations and VBP Incentives
/in COVID-19 Blogs, Featured News Home Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, COVID-19, Immunization, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health /by Rebecca CooperBecause of the great public health value of childhood vaccines, state Medicaid programs have promoted value-based purchasing (VBP) programs as a lever through managed care and fee-for-service programs to reward providers that immunize a high rate of children, who make up about 55 percent of Medicaid’s managed care enrollees nationwide. However, COVID-19 has greatly reduced […]
Support Grows for Congressional Action to Boost Medicaid Matching Funds to Help States
/in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, COVID-19, Eligibility and Enrollment, Essential Health Benefits, Health Coverage and Access, Medicaid Expansion, Population Health /by Trish RileyToday, a coalition of 20 national organizations representing consumers, health care providers, and health plans sent a letter to Congressional leaders supporting a recent National Governors Association’s request that they increase federal matching funds for Medicaid by 12 percent.
To Curb COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths, States Design their Own Testing Strategies
/in COVID-19 Blogs, Featured News Home Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, COVID-19, Population Health, Quality and Measurement /by Chris KukkaAs the death toll in nursing homes rises and COVID-19 testing capacity slowly expands, states are each crafting new testing policies to prevent and contain outbreaks in long-term care facilities, where more than half of coronavirus deaths have occurred in many states. While the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued general […]
Q&A: A Deep Dive into New York’s Drug User Health Hubs with New York’s Allan Clear
/in COVID-19 New York Blogs, Featured News Home Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Health Equity, HIV/AIDS, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Eliza MetteThe COVID-19 pandemic poses unique risks to people with opioid use disorder (OUD). Overdose risk increases when using individuals are in isolation and injection drug users are at higher risk of COVID-19 mortality due to increased rates of other infectious diseases and negative health effects from substance use.
Strengthening Workforce Capacity: State Actions to Address Opioid Use Disorder during COVID-19
/in COVID-19 Blogs, Featured News Home Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, COVID-19, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health, Workforce Capacity /by Kristina Long and Jodi ManzDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid epidemic has quietly raged on, requiring states to fight a costly, two-front war. While states have rallied to ensure that opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment remains accessible, organizational and workforce challenges persist and the resources and revenue needed to address them are rapidly changing. Gaps in treatment infrastructure and […]
States Establish New Telehealth Policies to Safeguard Well-Child Care and Immunizations
/in COVID-19 Blogs, Featured News Home Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, COVID-19, EPSDT, Health Coverage and Access, Health IT/Data, Healthy Child Development, Immunization, Lead Screening and Treatment, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Population Health, Workforce Capacity /by Rebecca CooperThe COVID-19 pandemic has reduced access to children’s preventive care across the country, with some providers reporting a 70 to 80 percent decrease in well-child visits, and far fewer children receiving vital in-person services, such as immunizations. Some primary care practices also have limited their services or shut down to comply with mandatory social distancing […]
States Craft Collaborative Approaches to House the Homeless and Curb COVID-19
/in COVID-19 Ohio Behavioral/Mental Health and SUD, Blending and Braiding Funding, Chronic and Complex Populations, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, COVID-19, Health Equity, Housing and Health, Physical and Behavioral Health Integration, Population Health /by Eliza Mette and Jodi ManzPeople with substance use disorders (SUD) who are experiencing housing instability or homelessness are particularly at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving states challenged more than ever to identify effective housing strategies that can simultaneously address the complex treatment needs of people with SUD while also curbing the spread of COVID-19 in congregate settings.