Minnesota Department of Human Services partnered with HMA to study Minnesota’s home- and community-based services (HCBS) trends; changes in its demographics, including the experiences of diverse communities; and successful local and national HCBS models to inform future efforts to improve access to supports for older Minnesotans and their informal caregivers. The report outlines recommendations to … Read More
23rd annual Kaiser Family Foundation state Medicaid budget survey released
November 14, 2023
The 23rd annual Medicaid Budget Survey conducted by The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and Health Management Associates (HMA) was released on November 14, 2023 in the report: “Amid Unwinding of Pandemic-Era Policies, Medicaid Programs Continue to Focus on Delivery Systems, Benefits, and Reimbursement Rates”. Survey results show that states expect a sharp increase in Medicaid … Read More
Unwinding Medicaid Data: A Real-Time 50-State Assessment as Redeterminations Approach the Midpoint
November 13, 2023
The Medicaid program is currently undergoing the largest change in enrollment since the program’s inception in 1965. With millions of individuals transitioning out of the program, a key issue is assessing how redeterminations are going relative to expectations in “real-time.” An assessment is especially relevant since timely and systematic tracking is cumbersome and state approaches … Read More
State Policy and Practice Recommendations to Advance Improvements in Children’s Behavioral Health
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. In this brief, “State Policy and Practice Recommendations to Advance Improvements in Children’s Behavioral Health,” the HMA team … Read More
The Role of Specialized Managed Care in Addressing the Intersection of Child Welfare Reform and Behavioral Health Transformation
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 with behavioral health needs. “The Role of Specialized Manage Care,” written by HMA experts, Heidi Arthur, Angela Bergefurd, … Read More
Improving Outcomes for Children in Crisis with Evidence-Based Tools
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. In this brief, “Improving Outcomes for Children in Crisis with Evidence-Based Tools,” the HMA team of experts which … Read More
Early Childhood Mental Health: the Importance of Caregiver Support in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Clinical Interventions for Children
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. 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