Medicaid leaders from Michigan and Indiana discuss strategies to support the LTSS workforce, including their efforts to co-design solutions with Medicaid members. The post Improving Aging Supports Through Collaboration appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Representatives from Wisconsin and Arizona share the innovative solutions their state Medicaid programs are developing in partnership with the housing sector to tackle homelessness. The post The Intersection of Housing and Health appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Explores how involving cross-agency teams at the beginning of efforts to design, implement, or improve programs can streamline processes across agencies and for enrollees. The post Aligning Medicaid and Behavioral Health in Virginia appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Explores how a cross-agency team in Alaska embarked on a journey mapping process to better understand the experiences of pregnant people impacted by substance use disorder to improve maternal health and reduce infant out-of-home placement. The post Mapping Members’ Experience of Early Childhood Systems appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Explores how coordinating reentry and support services with community partners can improve the lives of people impacted by the justice system, and potentially help reduce rates of recidivism. The post Medicaid Finds New Partner in Justice appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Explores the importance of member experience advisory councils, and how implementing these groups can help programs streamline operations, foster inclusivity and equality, and promote perspectives that can improve Medicaid for community members. The post How Do Members Experience Medicaid? appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Offers insight into atypical cross-sector partnerships that offer great potential to align for better outcomes, such as state budget offices and legislators. The post Aligning for the Good of Medicaid Members appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

This episode explores the complexities of rethinking policies created during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The post Unwinding Pandemic-Era Medicaid Policies Requires Teamwork appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

This episode explores how Medicaid leaders can use the recent spotlight on home- and community-based services to drive improvements in care and delivery. The post Big Stakes in Home- and Community-Based Services appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Medicaid, like nearly every other sector, is facing staff burnout following two-plus years of the pandemic. Recruiting Medicaid staff, however, presents unique challenges since it can be highly technical work. This new episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast explores the inner workings of Medicaid’s workforce recovery and the opportunity to build a more diverse,... Read more » The post Inside Medicaid’s Workforce Recovery appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Medicaid leaders explore what a commitment to equity means for Medicaid and how to put it into action. The post Medicaid’s Ongoing Equity Commitment appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Three Medicaid leaders discuss the behavioral health needs of children and opportunities for Medicaid to better support those needs. The post Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Children appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Three former Medicaid directors explore what they would prioritize now and into the future when the public health emergency unwinds — and where blind spots may lie. The post Leading Medicaid Out of Emergency and Into Its Future appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Critical conversations about health equity can be productive when there is a shared and agreed-upon language amongst Medicaid agencies. In this episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast, Tekisha Everette, executive director, Health Equity Solutions, Lisa Lee, commissioner, at the Kentucky Department of Medicaid Services, and Jim Jones, Medicaid Director, at the Wisconsin Department of... Read more » The post Talking about Anti-Racism and Health Equity: A Conversation with Tekisha Everette, Jim Jones, and Lisa Lee appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

The past year has seen many sectors of health care increasingly pursue diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts as health equity become a more prominent topic. In this episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast, Ivory Banks, chief of staff at the Department of Medical Assistance Services, Commonwealth of Virginia, and Marlia Mattke, assistant administrator at... Read more » The post Implementing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts to Better Support Staff of Color appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

Effective data measurement is critical for Medicaid programs seeking to advance health equity and better understand different experiences of populations served by the program. In this episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast, Ben Shaffer, Medicaid Director at the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and Kelly Cunningham, Interim Medicaid Administrator at... Read more » The post Using Data to Empower Medicaid to Support Health Equity appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

The COVID-19 pandemic, ensuing recession, and amplification of issues related to health equity have forced state Medicaid agencies to evaluate their budgets and investments to better serve Medicaid enrollees. In this episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast, Tracy Johnson, Medicaid director at the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and Caprice Knapp,... Read more » The post Building Health Equity into Medicaid Budgeting appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

People who live in rural areas often experience health disparities caused by barriers to health care, such as lack of transportation, a shortage of providers, and closures of rural hospitals. In this episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast, Michelle Probert, director at the Office of MaineCare Services, and Stephanie Stephens, associate commissioner of the... Read more » The post Addressing Barriers to Care for Rural Medicaid Enrollees in Maine and Texas appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

As COVID-19 vaccines become broadly available in the U.S., state Medicaid leaders face ongoing challenges around equitable vaccine distribution and access for Medicaid enrollees, particularly for individuals from historically marginalized communities. In this episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast, Lynnette Rhodes, executive director of medical assistance plans at the Georgia Department of Community Health,... Read more » The post Vaccine Equity Strategies: Perspectives from Georgia and West Virginia appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.

As you continue to lead through the crisis from home, it is necessary to develop some new routines. One of the best ways to adapt to your new professional setting is to make time for your own development. In this episode of Quick-Takes for Medicaid Leaders Amid COVID-19, Ed O’Neil, PhD, MPA, a leadership development expert,... Read more » The post Developing While Working Remotely appeared first on Center for Health Care Strategies.