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Promoting Disability-Competent Care during COVID-19
Podcast: This webinar is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. Individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are at greater risk for severe COVID-19 infection and resulting hospitalizations, and are at greater risk of adverse health outcomes from the disease.[1]
[...]Published Date: April 22, 2021 -
Strategies for Health Plans to Support Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Vulnerable Populations
You can view the webinar recording below. Supporting documents such as webinar slides and transcript are available to download by scrolling to the attachments section below. Podcast: This webinar is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. Individuals
[...]Published Date: April 1, 2021 -
Key Considerations for Health Plans: Partnering with Community-Based Organizations to Address Social Determinants of Health
People dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid often experience more complex health issues and worse health outcomes than people eligible only for Medicare.[1] These health disparities are often related to factors outside the health care system—including access to nutritious food,
[...]Published Date: March 10, 2021 -
Supporting Persons with Co-Occurring I/DD and Behavioral Health Needs: Spotlight on Partners Health Plan New York
This Spotlight describes how Partners Health Plan (PHP), New York’s first and only Medicare-Medicaid plan that exclusively serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), implements a person-centered and integrated approach to care planning and service delivery that begins with a
[...]Published Date: January 23, 2020 -
Supporting Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) as they Age
You can view the webinar recording below. Supporting documents such as webinar slides, transcript, and additional resources are available to download by scrolling to the attachments section below. Podcast: This webinar is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. Nationally, the
[...]Published Date: December 18, 2019 -
Resource Document: Recognizing Co-Occurring Acute and Chronic Conditions when Working with the Autistic Adult Population
This resource describes common and co-occurring conditions that may occur alongside a primary autism diagnosis in adults and how to recognize behavioral or functional changes associated with these conditions. Click here to access the resource document. Attachments: Recognizing
[...]Published Date: July 19, 2019 -
Resource Document: Communication and Interaction Challenges for Autistic Adults
Autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are terms for a group of complex neurodevelopmental disabilities that affect social communication, sensory processing, and scope of interests. While autism is typically diagnosed in children, approximately one percent of adults meet the criteria
[...]Published Date: July 19, 2019 -
Topic Summary: Serving Adults with Disabilities on the Autism Spectrum
Significant health care disparities can exist between autistic adults and adults without autism. This summary describes barriers in access to care among this population and a variety of tools that providers can employ to help improve health care for autistic
[...]Published Date: July 9, 2019 -
Issues HCBS Providers may Negotiate with Health Plans: Key Considerations for Providers
As more states shift to managed long-term services and supports (LTSS) for their Medicaid programs, your organization may need to contract with health plans. Health plans may be accustomed to contracting for institutional-based acute care services but may not have
[...]Published Date: April 15, 2019 -
Billing for Services: Key Considerations for Providers
Your organization may be required to change billing practices upon contracting, or entering into an agreement, with a health plan. Submitting a formal medical billing claim form may be a new experience for your organization. Your organization may be used
[...]Published Date: April 15, 2019