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

NASHP

Primary care case management (PCCM) programs are one of the oldest types of Medicaid managed care, but over time most states have shifted to use managed care organizations (MCOs) to deliver services to Medicaid participants. ii] Rural areas are highly likely to suffer from shortages of primary care and other providers.

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

NASHP

Integrated Primary and Behavioral Health Care A modern behavioral health system of care is fully integrated into the continuum of health care services, including primary and specialty care settings, and extends into homes and communities to ensure holistic and coordinated support.

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Optimizing Postpartum Coverage Extension

NASHP

The Louisiana State Child Death Review Panel states that maternal health strongly influences infant health and that adequate maternal health insurance coverage and consistent access to quality health care is needed to support infant health. The CMS Maternity Core Set allows states to track the quality of care members receive.

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Sustainability and Value: State Palliative Care Reimbursement Strategies

NASHP

State health reform efforts increasingly focus on providing comprehensive and well-coordinated care to people with serious illness to improve quality of care and drive down costs. Providers received bonus payments for achieving process measures indicating that certain facets of palliative care (e.g.,

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How State Medicaid Programs Serve Children and Youth in Foster Care

NASHP

In 2007, 29 states provided health care services to children in child welfare through MMC. [24] managed care organizations, primary care case management, prepaid ambulatory health plans, and prepaid inpatient health plans) to serve some or all CYFC. MMC or FFS).

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Recognizing the Role of Caregiver with Melissa Fisher | E. 79

Vie Healthcare

So that’s a case in point, and I’ll share a little story about this, but I would say that before we end up in your ERs, our primary care providers have an opportunity that needs to be formally presented. The manner in which I have to communicate with my mom’s primary care provider is woefully behind.