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Measuring Quality in Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS): Key Considerations for Health Plans
Click Here to View the Brief Quality measurement in home and community-based services (HCBS) supports states, health plans, and providers in ensuring members are receiving HCBS that reflect their preferences, assuring health and welfare, improving health outcomes, and promoting effectiveness
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Preparing to Support Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Needs
Click Here to View the Brief Due to the predicted growth in the population eligible for long-term services and supports (LTSS), states continue to explore ways to reduce budget risk, improve the delivery of services, and meet individuals’ preferences to
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Introduction to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS): Key Considerations for Health Plans
Click Here to View the Brief Home and community-based services (HCBS) encompass a broad range of services and supports designed to help older adults and people with disabilities live in their homes, rather than in institutional settings such as nursing
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Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Dually Eligible Individuals
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RIC Event: Emergency Preparedness Planning for Persons with Disabilities Webinar
Video Recording: https://youtu.be/XYjmwwyvWwg Podcast: This webinar is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. Description: During emergencies and natural disasters, health plans play a critical role in addressing and protecting their members’ health, safety, and independence. For persons with disabilities
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Building a Dementia-Friendly Care Model: Spotlight on HealthPartners
Individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are almost three times as likely to have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) than people eligible for Medicare only,[1] and twenty-three percent of all dually eligible individuals age 65 and over are
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RIC Event: Locating and Engaging Hard-to-Reach Members During COVID-19: A Panel Discussion
Video Recording: https://youtu.be/Qi3a8qsuTYE Podcast: This webinar is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. Description: On December 14th, Resources for Integrated Care (RIC) invites you to attend a webinar, featuring speakers from health plans serving individuals dually eligible for Medicare
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Supporting the Preventive Health Care Needs of Dually Eligible Women with Disability
Podcast: This webinar is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. Description: In observance of National Women’s Health Week, this webinar provides strategies providers and health plans can employ to meet the health and safety needs of dually eligible women with
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Multimodal Pain Management: Considerations for Clinicians Treating Pain
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 opioids to treat pain at a
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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,
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