Health Management Associates (HMA) has partnered with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Technical Assistance Coalition to produce a series of briefs that characterize the opportunities to improve coordination of services for children. The significance of caregiver support for healthy early childhood outcomes is highlighted in this brief “Early Childhood Mental … Read More
Connecting Schools to the Larger Youth Behavioral Health System: Early Innovations from California
November 6, 2023
Health Management Associates (HMA) has partnered with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Technical Assistance Coalition to produce a series of briefs that characterize the opportunities to improve coordination of services for children. Connecting Schools to the Larger Youth Behavioral Health System: Early Innovations from California focuses on the role schools … Read More
HMA develops brief exploring equity and innovation in children’s behavioral health systems
October 18, 2023
Lifting Voices is an initiative developed to inform the transformation of the youth behavioral health care system. The project leaders are parents of children who nearly died on multiple occasions from severe behavioral health conditions, and they are professionals with a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by behavioral health care policy makers … Read More
HMA publishes white paper, “Implementing the National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Change Program in Correctional Settings”
September 19, 2023
Correctional facilities can decrease the number of individuals with prediabetes who progress to type 2 diabetes by offering the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program. HMA has published a white paper describing (1) the financial and individual impact of type 2 diabetes, (2) the prevalence of type 2 diabetes risk factors in … Read More
HMA publishes white paper “Restoring Capitation’s Incentives to Advance State Goals Post-Public Health Emergency (PHE)”
September 14, 2023
HMA has published a white paper examining the use of risk mitigation strategies among state Medicaid programs and assessing their limiting impact on capitation’s incentives for managed care organizations (MCOs). This paper seeks to assist policymakers in designing future Medicaid program payment policies that advance state financial and programmatic goals. This paper offers a timely … Read More
HMA Community Strategies conducts evaluation for the city of Los Angeles FamilySource System
March 20, 2023
Systemic health disparities have exposed Los Angeles’ racially and ethnically diverse populations to increased risks of economic hardship, educational underachievement, and housing instability. To better understand this imbalance and drive toward change, the City of Los Angeles (the City), through Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Community Service Block Grants (CSBG) and General Funds established the … Read More
New report highlights hybrid (in-person & virtual visits) as the future of child welfare service delivery
February 27, 2023
During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the federal government waived the requirement for “once every 30 days” in-person visits by caseworkers for children in foster care, allowing these visits to occur virtually. In 2021, Casey Family Programs (CFP) commissioned Health Management Associates (HMA) to evaluate the delivery of virtual child welfare services and outline … Read More
HMA conducts assessment of unmet mental health needs of people living with HIV in Los Angeles County
November 10, 2022
HMA Community Strategies conducted an assessment of unmet mental health needs of people living with HIV in Los Angeles County. The study aimed to understand behavioral health service utilization and the role that facility staff and institutional structures play in charting the trajectory of clients. The assessment includes the breadth of experiences and perspectives represented … Read More
The 22nd annual Medicaid budget survey released: pandemic continues to shape priorities
October 26, 2022
The 22nd annual Medicaid Budget Survey conducted by The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and Health Management Associates (HMA) was released on October 25, 2022, in the report: How the Pandemic Continues to Shape Medicaid Priorities: Results from an Annual Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023. The report was prepared by Kathleen Gifford, Aimee … Read More