Illumination Foundation’s Multi-Disciplinary Integrated Care Model For Homelessness Linked To 31% Decline In Total Participant Medicaid Costs
The Illumination Foundation’s multi-disciplinary integrated care model for people in Orange County, California experiencing homelessness resulted in a 30.7% decline in total Medicaid costs for 1,254 participants from July 2017 through July 2020. In the year prior to receiving an […]
CMS Approves California Advancing & Innovating Medi-Cal Medicaid 1115 & 1915(b) Waivers To Improve & Expand Services
On December 29, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Medicaid waiver amendment and renewal for the state’s Medicaid 1115 demonstration and 1915(b) waiver, effective January 1, 2022, through December […]
Nebraska DHHS Division Of Behavioral Health & Nebraska Medical Association To Help Physical Health Provider Organizations Integrate Behavioral Health Services
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)’s Division of Behavioral Health (DBH) and the Nebraska Medical Association (NMA) partnered to help physical health provider organizations integrate behavioral health services. The partnership is developing a specialized training, competency development […]
Popular Patient Engagement Tools Help Bridge Workforce Shortages
Patient engagement in medical care is generally defined as the actions individuals take to become better informed and more proactively and directly involved in the decisions affecting their overall health. Communication, collaboration, and client engagement are key behaviors that affect […]
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