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Interested in state strategies to support housing-related services under Medicaid? Our new resource highlights examples of how state Medicaid programs are leveraging manage care contracts and policies to align a variety of health and housing supports and services, including behavioral health services, pre-tenancy services, tenancy sustaining services, home remediations, and home/environmental accessibility modifications. Check out the resource to learn more: https://loom.ly/FEUdTQU

A growing number of states are covering housing-related services under Medicaid. 🏘️ Check out NASHP | National Academy for State Health Policy's latest report to learn more about how states are leveraging their contracts with managed care organizations to support housing-related interventions.

Call it SDOH; call it HRSN. But whatever acronym you apply to the issue, social needs often turn into health-related needs, and that connection is increasingly well-understood. The challenge is how to address it. The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) recently announced that it had chosen nine states to join their Medicaid Health-Related Social Needs Implementation Learning Series. This program will assist these states in developing, implementing, or refining health-related social need (HRSN) initiatives for Medicaid populations. Read the details here: https://sames.ky/3IJ3TVY

MEDICAID FACTS: Did you know that Ohio Medicaid provides health coverage to over 3 million residents, including low-income individuals, families, seniors, and people with disabilities? This essential program ensures access to necessary medical services, helping to improve health outcomes across the state. Understanding Medicaid can play a critical role in your financial planning. Stay informed and make the most of the resources available! #OhioMedicaid #HealthcareAccess #MedicaidFacts #CommunityHealth #FinancialPlanning #PalumboandSweet

Governor Kathy Hochul announces a groundbreaking $7.5 billion waiver approval by CMS to boost health equity and address disparities in the state's Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration. This transformative initiative will invest nearly $6 billion over the next three years, focusing on critical Medicaid initiatives. Here's what you need to know: ✨ Key Highlights ✨ Comprehensive #HealthEquity: The amendment supports underserved communities, providing vital services like #nutrition and #HousingSupport. Safety Net Hospitals: Critical funding for safety net hospitals to enhance care and address health worker shortages. Continuous #Medicaid Eligibility: Plans to submit an amendment for continuous Medicaid eligibility for children up to age six. Social Care Networks: Integrating health, behavioral, and social care services to connect members with nutritional and housing support. Substance Use Disorders: Coordinated treatment enhancements for #SubstanceUseDisorders. Primary Care Investment: Long-term investments in primary care and workforce training programs. 💬 Governor Hochul stated, "This approval will help us support underserved communities, provide critical services, and improve access for those affected by substance use." Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/e9TZjUKa #HealthEquity #NewYorkHealthcare #MedicaidInnovation #CommunityWellness

In 2023, after opposing Medicaid expansion for years North Carolina’s General Assembly changed their minds. Conditions shifted. Arguments evolved. New coalitions emerged. And, suddenly change was possible. Kody Kinsley, North Carolina's Secretary of Health & Human Services, joins #TheOther80 to talk about North Carolina's historic moves to expand Medicaid and invest in mental health. This is our first episode recorded in person at our fabulous Berkeley Public Health studio. Kody and I discuss: ▶How to get stuff done in a politically divided state ▶The surprising coalition that backed Medicaid expansion in NC ▶One move that would dramatically increase access to healthy food in America - automatically enroll all Medicaid beneficiaries in SNAP ▶Why NC Medicaid has gone deep on peer-to-peer support for prenatal care and mental health ▶The importance of building a better narrative about the role and value of public health 🎙Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eN5CT_2U 🎙Or wherever you access podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eyjzAH68

An amazing story indeed, Secretary Kinsley. As hospital week comes to end end, let’s not forget the unsung heroes of this story, our State’s hospitals. North Carolina hospital worked tirelessly with our elected leaders in the House and Senate to get HB 76 across the finish line. Hospitals made significant contributions to make Medicaid Expansion a reality. 🎯 Funding the non-federal share of expansion (10% of the total cost) saving North Carolina tax payers hundred of millions of dollars 🎯 Providing tens of millions of additional dollars to the NC general fund 🎯 Making concessions to modernize the CON law (many of these changes go into effect in 2025) 🎯 Creating HASP, which allows the state to draw down additional federal dollars to support local hospitals to help offset new taxes and obligations and to support the work that hospitals do every day to support their communities and the people they serve. (Note: HB 76 requires the state to draw down these dollars, annually, to make it all work - a win-win arrangement) Thank your home town hospital and the amazing people who work there

MEDICAID FACTS: Did you know that Ohio Medicaid provides health coverage to over 3 million residents, including low-income individuals, families, seniors, and people with disabilities? This essential program ensures access to necessary medical services, helping to improve health outcomes across the state. Understanding Medicaid can play a critical role in your financial planning. Stay informed and make the most of the resources available! #OhioMedicaid #HealthcareAccess #MedicaidFacts #CommunityHealth #FinancialPlanning #PalumboandSweet

Governor Kathy Hochul announces a groundbreaking $7.5 billion waiver approval by CMS to boost health equity and address disparities in the state's Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration. This transformative initiative will invest nearly $6 billion over the next three years, focusing on critical Medicaid initiatives. Here's what you need to know: ✨ Key Highlights ✨ Comprehensive #HealthEquity: The amendment supports underserved communities, providing vital services like #nutrition and #HousingSupport. Safety Net Hospitals: Critical funding for safety net hospitals to enhance care and address health worker shortages. Continuous #Medicaid Eligibility: Plans to submit an amendment for continuous Medicaid eligibility for children up to age six. Social Care Networks: Integrating health, behavioral, and social care services to connect members with nutritional and housing support. Substance Use Disorders: Coordinated treatment enhancements for #SubstanceUseDisorders. Primary Care Investment: Long-term investments in primary care and workforce training programs. 💬 Governor Hochul stated, "This approval will help us support underserved communities, provide critical services, and improve access for those affected by substance use." Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/e9TZjUKa #HealthEquity #NewYorkHealthcare #MedicaidInnovation #CommunityWellness

Children's health coverage must be a priority for the Legislature! Under current state policies, there are high uninsured rates for kids in every corner of the state. Abilene, Beaumont, Brownsville, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston, Laredo, Longview, McAllen, Midland, Sherman & Waco metro areas all have kids' uninsured rates twice the US average. But the Legislature can slash the uninsured rate for Texas kids by simply making sure eligible children are able to enroll in health coverage! They should establish "express lane" Medicaid enrollment for currently eligible kids and invest in a data-driven enrollment system.