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RIC Event: Improving Health Equity for Dually Eligible Enrollees in Rural Areas
Click Here to Register Description: Health plans serving rural service areas confront significant health care delivery challenges, including lack of access to health care, provider workforce shortages, food deserts, poor transportation infrastructure, and inconsistent Internet. Health plans serving the more
[...]Published Date: April 19, 2024 -
Health Equity Spotlight: Building an Internal Health Equity Infrastructure
Click Here to View the Spotlight The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office is committed to health equity and addressing disparities in healthcare access and quality for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.1 Advancing health
[...]Published Date: April 19, 2024 -
RIC Event: Enrollee Advisory Committees Through a Health Equity Lens
https://youtu.be/XouV1MB7AEE?si=Ga7w9jYdr7nkYEPq Survey: Click here to complete an anonymous survey regarding this event. Description: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) Enrollee Advisory Committees (EACs) are tasked with working to improve access to covered services, coordination of services, and health equity for underserved populations
[...]Published Date: February 16, 2024 -
Integrated Care in Action Podcast: Strategies for Advancing Health Equity, Part 1
Date: February 7, 2024 Advancing health equity, defined as “the attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their optimal health,” is a Health and Human Services-wide strategic
[...]Published Date: February 7, 2024 -
Leveraging Person-Centered Language to Deliver Person-Centered Care: Spotlight on Commonwealth Care Alliance
Click Here to View the Spotlight on Commonwealth Care Alliance Person-centered language is a strategy to improve communication between health plans, providers, and the individuals in their care. By emphasizing that people are experts in their own health and identity
[...]Published Date: October 20, 2023 -
RIC Event: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Behavioral Health: Leveraging Person-Centered Approaches
https://youtu.be/LrDo21TwJwc Survey: Click here to complete an anonymous survey regarding this event. Podcast: This webinar is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. Description: This webinar explores how traditional silos of care can impede a comprehensive approach to care coordination
[...]Published Date: August 29, 2023 -
Resources to Help Health Plans Meet Communication Accessibility Requirements and Population Needs
Click Here to Access the Resource Guide Individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are more likely to need communication accommodations relative to the Medicare-only population, as over 50 percent of dually eligible individuals qualify for Medicare benefits
[...]Published Date: July 19, 2023 -
RIC Event: Promising Practices for Utilizing Motivational Interviewing (MI) to Improve Care Coordination and Address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtITkSg5zsU&t=2s Survey: Click here to complete an anonymous survey regarding this event. Podcast: This webinar is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. Description: This webinar explores how motivational interviewing (MI) can improve communication in integrated care settings and
[...]Published Date: July 13, 2023 -
Spotlight on the SCAN Health Plan Personal Assistance Line
Senior Care Action Network (SCAN) is a mission-driven, non-profit health plan that aims to keep older adults healthy and independent. SCAN serves more than 280,000 members across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas.1 SCAN is the only Fully Integrated Dual Eligible
[...]Published Date: March 24, 2023 -
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
[...]Published Date: December 2, 2022