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Letting folks know about this upcoming conference full of good info.

Check out this article recently published in RSAP that highlights the documentation of social determinants of health Z-codes among Medicaid beneficiaries in Texas by Elham Heidari and research team members Rana Zalmai, Kristin Richards, Lakshya Sakthisivabalan, and Carolyn Brown. We invite you to read their article titled "Z-code documentation to identify social determinants of health among Medicaid beneficiaries" here: https://lnkd.in/dA52znFM #ImpactingHealthOutcomes 

It’s never too late for preventative care. As soon as Karvin, 65, became a new Humana Medicare Advantage member, he quickly started to catch up on routine screenings with the help of Marisela Nadeau, NP, and CenterWell Senior Primary Care. Learn more about how Humana focuses on whole-person health and personalized care for each member and community we serve at https://huma.na/45FAo07. #SeniorPrimaryCare #ValueBasedCare #PreventativeHealth

In our latest policy round-up: Medicaid & CHIP final rule streamlines enrollment and renewal, HHS report on Long COVID, Medicare Rx payment plans, behavioral health services funding, and more. https://lnkd.in/ekNqXbwq

You have questions, we have answers. Download our white paper today to discover how you can locate unreachable beneficiaries and execute a successful Medicaid Public Health Emergency (#PHE) Unwinding program.

A National Institutes of Health (NIH) study has found a disparity in Medicaid coverage for adult vision care. Of Medicaid enrollees, 6.5 million or 12% do not have coverage for routine adult eye exams, with 14.6 million or 27% without coverage for eyeglasses. The study is based on 2022-23 coverage policies as published in Health Affairs and provides a comprehensive, state-by-state analysis of adult Medicaid benefits for basic vision services in both fee-for-service and managed care, according to a news release. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ebAXrV9y

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

The existing literature has considered accountable care organizations (ACOs) as whole entities, neglecting potentially important variations in the characteristics and experiences of the individual practice sites that comprise them. In this observational cross-sectional study, our aim is to characterize the experience, capacity, and process heterogeneity at the practice site level within and between Medicaid ACOs. #valuebasedcare #acos

🔍 Unveiling Solutions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Challenges: Our recent event tackled the critical issue of Medicaid's role in LTC and proposed transformative reforms. Watch the full recording of the event here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eGwpWzxC

Great conversations. Insightful ideas on what each of us can do to effect change.