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Seven Steps for Building a Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit Within Medicaid

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High-quality palliative care can both improve quality of life and avoid unnecessary and often unwanted treatments for Medicaid enrollees with serious illness. States can support palliative care in a number of ways and across a range of settings (e.g., in hospitals, embedded within enhanced primary care, via home health).

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

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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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National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN): Proceedings from the National Forum on Care Coordination for CYSHCN

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For example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center is currently supporting the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) model across seven sites in six states. This model aims to improve quality of care for children, including CYSHCN, through integrated care delivery systems that include care coordination.[12].

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National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide

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This section of the guide outlines considerations, examples, and resources for: Identifying stakeholders and establishing partnerships across care coordination and child-serving systems. Assessing care coordination system capacity, gaps, and process improvements. Financing care coordination systems. Meet quality requirements.