Week of November 21, 2017

States Share Innovative Approaches To Improve Population Health Through Accountable Health Models

November 14 National Academy for State Health Policy summary of annual conference sessions on this topic
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The Best and Worst States for Mental Health: Massachusetts, South Dakota, Minnesota are Top 3; Nevada, Mississippi, Arizona are Lowest Ranked

November 16 annual Mental Health America State of Mental Health report
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Disability Competent Care Self Assessment Tool and User Guide

November 13 CMS MMCO Resources for Integrated Care shared tool and guide
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Real World Examples of Built Environment Approaches To Health

November 13 CDC Community Guide announcement
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Working and Aging with Disabilities – U.S. Senate Hearing

October 25 Senate Committee on Aging hearing, including University of IL at Chicago research on persons with ID/DD
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Medicaid and Transportation for Older Adults

November 14 Justice in Aging and National Center on Law and Elder Rights webinar slides
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Bridging the Health-Housing Gap (and Medicaid)

Association for Community Affiliated Plans shared November 14 by National Association of Medicaid Directors
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CMS Medicaid 2018 Child and Adult Quality Measurement Sets

November 15 CMS announcement with CIB (CMS Information Bulletin)
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Key Issues in Long Term Services and Supports Quality

October Kaiser Family Foundation brief
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History and Impact of Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers

November 15 NIDILRR – National Rehabilitation Information Center news sharing a Journal of Neuro Engineering and Rehabilitation article
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Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstrations – Takeaway Messages from CMS Announcements

November 16 Commonwealth Fund blog
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Implications of Medicaid Financing Reform for State Government Budgets

October National Bureau of Economic Research report shared November 14 by National Association of Medicaid Directors
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New Pressure Injury Prevention Program Toolkit

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality toolkit shared November 15 by NIDILRR – National Rehabilitation Information Center news
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How To Cope with Depression

University of Washington, Healthy Aging and Disability RRTC fact sheet
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Optimizing Strategies for Clinical Decision Support

November 14 National Academy of Medicine summary of meetings series
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“All About The Base: A Guide To Building A Grassroots Organizing Program”

November 16 Community Catalyst announced guide
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