This webinar was held on July 24, 2019. If your managed care organization or health system is considering joining the growing market for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, including Special Needs Plans (SNPs), or expanding your MA service area, now is the time to start planning for a 2021 launch. During this webinar, HMA Managing Principal … Read More
Webinar Replay: Unpacking the MassHealth One Care Procurement Databook: Key Considerations for Strengthening the Program, Advancing Health Equity
This webinar was held on July 16, 2019. The Massachusetts One Care program, which went out to bid this year, is an 1115A Duals Demonstration (both a Financial Alignment Demonstration and a state demonstration) for dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries age 21-64 at the time of enrollment and living with disabilities. To assist potential … Read More
Webinar Replay: CMS Primary Care Initiative: Key Considerations Concerning New Value-Based Payment Options
This webinar was held on July 11, 2019. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new Primary Care Initiative, offering primary care providers (PCPs) in 26 regions nationally the opportunity to participate in new Medicare payment models beginning January 2020: Primary Care First (PCF). During this webinar, experts from HMA described … Read More
Webinar Replay: Medication Assisted Treatment: Are You Ready?
This webinar was held on June 12, 2019 and was the seventh webinar in a series about addressing the opioid crisis in America. Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) has been proven to successfully treat opioid use disorder and can be offered in outpatient settings alongside treatment for other chronic medical and behavioral health conditions. However, many … Read More
Webinar Replay: Creating Effective Health and Law Enforcement Partnerships to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
This webinar was held on June 5, 2019, and was the sixth webinar in a series about addressing the opioid crisis in America. Multi-sector collaboration is a key strategy for reversing the upward trend in opioid-related deaths, and there are tremendous opportunities to develop solutions through health and law enforcement partnerships. Historically, these sectors held … Read More
Webinar Replay: Advancing and Codifying Health Equity and Wellness for Medicaid Populations
This webinar was held on June 4, 2019. It’s widely recognized that social determinants of health (SDOH) have a significant impact on mortality and morbidity. Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) play a significant role in addressing SDOH factors that drive health disparities and poor health outcomes. CBOs are directly connected to the populations they serve and commonly … Read More
Webinar Replay: Pathways HUB- A Population Health Model that Activates the Community Response to Social Determinants
This webinar was held on May 9, 2019. One of the most successful approaches to addressing social determinants of health involves the coordination of community-based services and civic resources through a community hub funded by performance-based managed care payments. This webinar will feature the co-developer of The Pathways Community HUB model, an approach designed to … Read More
Webinar Replay: Activating Local Communities to Successfully Address Opioid Addiction and Recovery
This webinar was held on April 17, 2019, and was the fifth webinar in a series about addressing the opioid crisis in America. Local communities are organizing to battle opioid use disorder, based on the growing understanding that addiction and treatment happen at the community level. Successful efforts include tracking spikes in opioid use, effectively targeting … Read More
Webinar Replay: Rethinking Behavioral Health Crisis Systems: Saving Lives, Saving Resources
This webinar was held on April 16, 2019. Across the country, police and EMS are increasingly called upon to respond to individuals experiencing behavioral health crises, without having received the training, skills and resources to effectively address those scenarios. At the same time, civilian crisis response services (e.g. crisis hotlines, mobile crisis teams) are often … Read More
Webinar Replay: The Importance of Race and Ethnicity in Accounting for Social Risks in Medicare Value-Based Payments
This webinar was held on April 3, 2019. Medicare value-based payments are increasingly considering social risk factors such as income and other elements of socioeconomic disadvantage. However, race and ethnicity are often left out of the mix, an approach that can create significant problems for providers attempting to adequately account for financial risks when entering … Read More