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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

Founded in 2015 by Providers Association for Home Health & Hospice Agencies (PAHHHA), National Caregivers Day on February 16 celebrates everyone who provides the vital services family members and loved ones are often unable to handle by themselves. Hospice caregivers allow family members to spend more quality time with their loved ones.

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Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

NASHP

In recognition of this situation, and considering the key role that PCPs play as the entry point to medical services and in-care coordination, some of the 13 states have begun to leverage their PCCM programs to strengthen primary care. Like a traditional PCCM program, an ACHN does not deliver medical services.

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State Strategies to Support OUD Treatment across the Criminal Legal System

NASHP

These coordinated state efforts, often formalized in governor’s task forces, cross-agency workgroups, and legislative commissions, are predicated on an ideological shift away from solely punitive responses and toward integrating treatment into the criminal legal system. Community Services and Prevention (Intercept 0).