Webinars

Webinar replay: industry-specific outreach and education for reducing overdose deaths

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: 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: 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