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Leveraging Partnerships to Promote Flu Vaccinations Among Dually Eligible Beneficiaries During COVID-19
Video Recording: https://youtu.be/MpcsbvPK2ls Podcast: This webinar is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. Description: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, flu vaccination is critical this year. Health plans, providers, and community partners play an important role in promoting
[...]Published Date: November 2, 2021 -
Improving Vaccine Confidence for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) have historically experienced health and social inequities that are compounded by the COVID-19 public health emergency.[1] COVID-19 risk factors like diabetes or chronic lung or heart disease are more common for people with
[...]Published Date: June 17, 2021 -
Multimodal Pain Management: Considerations for Clinicians Treating Pain
Click Here to View the Brief Chronic pain is rising due to higher incidence of associated conditions within a larger aging population.1 Individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in particular have higher levels of chronic pain, and use prescription
[...]Published Date: May 10, 2021 -
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