The Dual Agenda Newsletter
The Dual Agenda: January 14, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, NY, OR; ELDERCARE VOICES: Building Platforms for America’s Family Caregivers, byVictoria Walker, MD; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: December 17, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MD, MA, MI, NY, RI, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Health Equity Lens, Opposition to CMS Proposal to Alter Payments, Transforming Care for Mental Illness, APCD at SCOTUS, Memo from CMS on Stipends; FEATURED RESOURCES
The Dual Agenda: December 3, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MD, MA, NY, OH, PA, VT, WA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Community Catalyst and ACAP Release Demonstration Plans Survey Report, Community Catalyst Priorities for Health System Transformation; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: November 19, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - MD, MA, MI, NY; ELDERCARE VOICES: Medicare’s Advance Care Planning Payment Is a Game-Changer, by Amy J. Berman, MS, RN; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: November 5, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MD, MM, NY, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Medicare Risk Adjustment Study, Community Health Workers, CMS on Quality Measures, ACOs in the Spotlight, Bundled Payments for Cancer Treatment; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: October 15, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - MI, NY, OH; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Community Catalyst Joins Health Care Transformation Task Force, Medical Frailty and Health Disparities, Medicare Advantage for Duals and Other Complex Patients; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: September 25, 2015
In this Issue: ENROLLMENT MAP; STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, MI, RI, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Demonstration extensions, Medicaid Innovation, Administration Moves on Health Equity, New Medicare Advantage Demonstration; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: September 3, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, NY, OH, RI, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Health-Housing Connection, Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations for Nursing Home Residents; FEATURED RESOURCES - New Health System Transformation web page: KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: August 19, 2015
In this Issue: ENROLLMENT MAP; STATE HIGHLIGHTS - MA, NY, OR, RI; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Kaiser Issue Brief, CCA Boston Globe Op-Ed on One Care, CBOs partner with Health Care Organizations; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATE
The Dual Agenda: August 5, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - MA, RI; ELDERCARE VOICES: Social Work-Driven Care Coordination by Robyn Golden, MA, LCSW; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Reducing Costs and Improving Care through Workforce Training, Oregon CCOs
The Dual Agenda: July 23, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, IL, MA, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Dual Eligible Demonstration extensions, Older Americans Act reauthorization, Avoidable Hospitalizations, Health Disparities, Community-Based Organizations; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: July 9, 2015
In this Issue: ENROLLMENT MAP; STATE HIGHLIGHTS - MA, NY, OH, RI; ELDERCARE VOICES - A perspective from Robyn I. Stone, Ph.D.; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Behavioral Health, California HST, FIDA; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES - Consumer Engagement Webinar Series
The Dual Agenda: June 24, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, MI, NY, OH, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - CMS considers ACO model for duals, Medicaid Balancing Incentive Program, Behavioral and physical health integration barriers, Independence at home; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: June 10, 2015
In this Issue: ENROLLMENT MAP; STATE HIGHLIGHTS - IL, MA, MI, OH; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Kaiser Report on Virginia Demonstration, Health Disparities, California Housing for Medicaid Beneficiaries, Medicaid Managed Care Rules; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: May 28, 2014
In this Issue: VBH on the Road debuts video; STATE HIGHLIGHTS - Reports from CA, IL, MA, MD, NY, OH, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Engaging Providers, Chronic Conditions, Eldercare workforce, Medicaid Manged Care Rule; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: May 14, 2015
In this Issue: ENROLLMENT MAP; STATE HIGHLIGHTS - MI, OH, RI, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Payment & Delivery Reform & Equity, Dr. Atul Gawande Re-visits McAllen,The Business Case for Patient Engagement; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: April 30, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, MI, IL, NY, OH; ELDERCARE VOICES - A perspective from Angela Hanson, MD; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Prior Experience of States and Health Plans in the Dual Eligible Demonstrations; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: April 15, 2015
In this Issue: ENROLLMENT MAP; STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, NY, OH, RI, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Including Dual Eligibles in Medicaid ACOs, Blog Focuses on Community Health Workers, Brief Looks at Transportation Models That Work; FEATURED RESOURCES
The Dual Agenda: April 2, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, MI, NY, OH, RI; ELDERCARE VOICES - A perspective from Joseph Hanlon, PharmD; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Hartford Foundation Grant to EWA, DME Coordination,Trauma-Informed Care, “Super-Utilizers” ; FEATURED RESOURCES
The Dual Agenda: March 19, 2015
In this Issue: ENROLLMENT MAP; STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MI, NY; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - MMCO Report to Congress, Long-Term Care under fire in WI, Medicaid ACOs show encouraging results, CMS announces new ACO model; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: February 19, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, MI, OH, RI, SC, TX; ELDERCARE VOICES - A perspective from Audrey Chun, MD; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - ACL Issues New Rule on LTC Ombudsman Programs, New Evaluation on Medical Homes; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: February 4, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MI, NY, OH, TX, WA; ELDERCARE VOICES - A perspective from Lynn Friss Feinberg, MSW; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Administration Announces Value-Based Payment Goals, Enlisting Pharmacists to Improve Care; FEATURED RESOURCES
The Dual Agenda: January 21, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, TX; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Health System Transformation Report, Care for Frail Older Adults; FEATURED RESOURCES - Data Book on dual eligibles, Webinar materials, Brief on Integrated Appeals Process for dual eligibles
The Dual Agenda: January 8, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, NY, OH; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - MMCO Director Bella Departing, Medicare-Medicaid Integration Toolkit, Medicaid IAP Update, Measuring Quality; FEATURED RESOURCES - Physical and Behavioral Health, Team-Based Healthcare
The Dual Agenda: December 4, 2014
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MI, NY, OH; ELDERCARE VOICES - A perspective from Maureen Mickus, Ph.D.; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Quality Care Coordination and Costs, Care Coordination Lauded in Study of Medigap Patients; FEATURED RESOURCES
The Dual Agenda: November 20, 2014
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, MI, SC, TX; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - MA Dual Eligible Demonstration at One Year, Benefits of Risk Stratification in Dual Demos, Grant to Reach “Super-Utilizers”, CA Demonstration at Six Months FEATURED RESOURCE
The Dual Agenda: November 5, 2014
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, MI, NY, OH, SC, VA; ELDERCARE VOICES - An interview with Denise Brown, MSN, GNP-B; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Eldercare Workforce Alliance Toolkit, AAA Survey Results; FEATURED RESOURCE - Webinar on Health Equity
The Dual Agenda: October 16, 2014
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, IL, MI, OH, RI; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - CMS Listening Session on Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Prog., NQF Announces New HCBS Quality Measurement Project, When a Family Caregiver Also Becomes a Patient; FEATURED RESOURCES
The Dual Agenda: October 1, 2014
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, CO, MA, MI, TX; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - MMCO Study on duals health conditions, IOM Report on End-of-Life Care, NY Times profiles one family’s end-of-life story, Report on Camden NJ “Hotspotting” Program; FEATURED RESOURCES
The Dual Agenda: September 17, 2014
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, MI, NY, OH; ELDERCARE VOICES - A perspective from Tara A. Cortes; NOTEWORTHY NEWS-