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Expanded Federal Investment in Home and Community-Based Services: State Approaches to Serve Children and Youth

NASHP

1] Under the American Rescue Plan Act, the federal government expanded funding to states’ Medicaid HCBS programs, including a one-year, 10-percentage-point increase in federal Medicaid matching funds for HCBS. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs.

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States Advancing Equitable Maternal Health Policy Highlighted at #NASHPCONF22

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States Advancing Equitable Maternal Health Policy Highlighted at #NASHPCONF22 October 27, 2022 / by Allie Atkeson. In September, state officials gathered in Seattle for the National Academy for State Health Policy’s (NASHP) 35 th annual conference. Extending Coverage for Continuous Postpartum Care.

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Medicaid Reimbursement of Midwifery Services in Minnesota and Washington State Supports Diverse Pathways to Care

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Midwives are recognized worldwide as an evidence-based approach to reducing maternal mortality.[1] 1] Evidence shows that states integrating midwives into their health care systems have better indicators of maternal and neonatal wellbeing.[2] Background. which is projected to increase to 22,000 by 2050.[5] 5] Fifty percent of U.S.

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State Cross-Agency Collaboration during the COVID-19 Pandemic Response

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State Cross-Agency Collaboration during the COVID-19 Pandemic Response October 1, 2021/by Elinor Higgins and Rebecca Cooper. Governors set goals for pandemic response and recovery, helping to focus and facilitate cross-agency efforts and drive work towards a common, mission-critical goal identified by state leaders. Executive Summary.

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State Strategies to Support OUD Treatment across the Criminal Legal System

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States are taking steps to provide additional prevention, treatment, and recovery services to higher-risk individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), including those in contact with the criminal legal system. Applying the Sequential Intercept Model. State prisoners serve an average of 2.6 State prisoners serve an average of 2.6

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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

Valentine’s Day is on February 14 in some countries. We have brutal wars going on where schools and hospitals are destroyed and used to protect combatants. 2 People at risk include those with opioid use disorder or people using stimulants and nonprescribed benzodiazepines that may be contaminated, deliberately, with fentanyl.

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Against All Odds: Can Covid-19 Usher in a New Era in International Public Health Cooperation?

Health Advances

The story of international cooperation in public health begins in the early nineteenth century, during a period of rapid urbanization in Europe. The story of international cooperation in public health begins in the early nineteenth century, during a period of rapid urbanization in Europe. Key Takeaways.

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