This webinar was held on October 25, 2022. Industry stakeholders are non-traditional partners who can be effective in supporting and expanding opioid overdose prevention efforts. During this webinar, attendees heard about one state’s experience using data to identify and target stakeholders in high-risk industries, including construction and food services. We shared a framework for industry-specific … Read More
Webinar replay: community response teams- reducing overdose deaths and addressing stigma
This webinar was held on October 18, 2022. Community Response Teams are vital cross-sector, data driven, community-based collective action initiatives that address the local opioid crisis through harm reduction education, Naloxone distribution, and data. During this webinar, HMA speakers addressed the rationale, framework, funding, and implementation of successful initiatives that serve as models for other … Read More
Webinar replay: Opportunities for advancing Minnesota’s behavioral health crisis systems and services
This webinar was held on October 5, 2022. With the help of newly available federal funding, states like Minnesota are poised to dramatically advance crisis systems and services to address the needs of individuals who experience behavioral health crises. During this webinar, speakers provided an overview of key behavioral health crisis initiatives nationwide, including a … Read More
Webinar replay: developing a strategy for the certified community behavioral health clinic state demonstration RFP
This webinar was held on October 6, 2022. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act offers states new funding for expansion of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Demonstration. The next CCBHC Planning Grant RFP for states is anticipated to be released in the fall of 2022. In this webinar, the first of a two-part series, … Read More
Webinar replay: How behavioral health organizations can strategically leverage public, private grants
This webinar was held on September 29, 2022. Behavioral health organizations are benefitting from unprecedented access to public and private grant funding. But there are significant risks to simply “chasing funds,” such as mission drift and increased staff burnout within an already overburdened workforce. During this webinar, speakers from HMA and LAPA Fundraising outlined concrete … Read More
Webinar replay: New York State 1115 waiver amendment and the federal climate for waiver approval
This webinar was held on April 26, 2022. On April 13, New York State announced it is requesting $13.52 billion over five years to fund a new amendment to its 1115 Waiver Demonstration that addresses health disparities and systemic healthcare delivery issues highlighted and intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. During this webinar, speakers provided an … Read More
Webinar replay: how state leaders can leverage State Opioid Response funds for system transformation
This webinar was held on March 24, 2022. Since 2018, the federal government has granted more than $5 billion in State Opioid Response (SOR) funds aimed at supporting evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery of opioid use disorder (OUD). The most successful state initiatives have focused on driving healthcare delivery system changes designed to increase timely, … Read More
Webinar replay: summary and implications of the 2023 Medicare Advantage advance notice
This webinar was held on February 22, 2022. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2023 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Part C/D Payment Policies, which proposes important changes in plan payments, risk adjustment, Star Ratings, and other key financial and regulatory requirements for 2023. … Read More
Webinar Replay: Comparing Medicaid program delivery models on quality outcomes
This webinar was held on February 15, 2022. In 2020, state and federal government spending on Medicaid was $646 billion, with just over half going to Medicaid managed care programs and the rest to fee-for-service (FFS), primary care case management (PCCM), and other models. Despite the large investments, little evidence exists on differences in quality … Read More
Webinar Replay: Veteran Medicaid Directors Discuss the Future of State Medicaid Programs
This webinar was held on November 8, 2021 Veteran Medicaid directors from Florida, South Dakota, and Idaho will provide a frank assessment of the many challenges, opportunities, and competing priorities facing state Medicaid leaders. Beth Kidder (Florida), Bill Snyder (South Dakota), and Matt Wimmer (Idaho) recently joined HMA after heading up state Medicaid programs during … Read More