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MACPAC Supports Study of Ensuring Health Care Access for Youth in the Child Welfare System

University of Connecticut

Mathematica and Innovations Institute have partnered to advance policymakers’ understanding of how Medicaid and child welfare agencies ensure youth in the child welfare system receive access to health care.

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Person-Centered Care

Famcare

Traditionally, after reviewing the case history and a brief initial interview, patients are assigned a diagnosis and “told what is good for them.” Providers feel pressure to document primarily for billing purposes and must submit notes within 24 hours for Medicaid reimbursement.

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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

The states primarily funded these hospitals through taxes until the Medicaid program was created in 1965. I’ve detailed high profile cases based on media reports and my interviews with family members. The IMD Exclusion must be repealed because it is the main reason that inpatient psychiatric hospitals have eliminated so many beds.

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Update: Nursing Home Visitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Work Blog

On November 12, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance to Medicare- and Medicaid-certified long-term care (LTC) facilities (commonly known as nursing homes) regarding visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. November 12 Guidance. Social Work Role in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission.

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Update: CMS Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Work Blog

On November 12, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance to Medicare- and Medicaid-certified long-term care (LTC) facilities (commonly known as nursing homes) regarding visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. November 12 Guidance. Social Work Role in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission.

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COVID-19 Three Years Later: A Changing Landscape

Social Work Blog

MI-SBIRT are evidence-based models for supporting clients in making informed decisions about their health.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

“Finding therapists and mental health providers that have that specialty in providing children’s mental health services, as well as working holistically with the entire family, and also providers that are open to accepting Medicaid reimbursement for payments,” Tillman said. However, this mindset can be difficult for patients to let go of.