| Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP) Using Data to Better Understand the Medicaid Population with Serious Mental Illness Technical Resource Question and Answer Session The Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP) is hosting a Question and Answer Session about a new technical resource, Using Data to Better Understand the Medicaid Population with Serious Mental Illness. This resource was designed to help state Medicaid agencies with using Medicaid claims and encounters data to gather specific insights about adult Medicaid beneficiaries who have a serious mental illness in their state. This session will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET and provides a forum for state Medicaid agency staff to ask questions about the components of the resource and the related analyses described therein. The target audience for this session are Medicaid agency staff who have reviewed the resource ahead of time and/or are interested in better understanding it. The resource and the September 6th introductory webinar materials can found here: https://www.medicaid.gov/state-resource-center/innovation-accelerator-program/program-areas/beneficiaries-with-complex-needs/index.html. You are encouraged to review the materials before the session. State Medicaid agency staff interested in participating in this session, should send an email to cms.iap.smi@healthmanagement.com using the subject "SMI Q & A". Please provide your name, email address, and the name of the state Medicaid agency for which you're employed. If you have any specific questions you would like addressed, also include them in your email. State Medicaid-Housing Agency Partnerships New Technical Support Opportunity The CMS Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP)'s Community-Integration through Long-Term Service and Supports (CI-LTSS) Program Area is launching a nine-month technical support opportunity for up to eight states seeking to implement housing and service changes that will increase community integration options for Medicaid beneficiaries requiring long-term services and supports. Selected states will have the opportunity to work with industry experts through their individualized technical support and state-to-state learning activities. Consistent with statute, CMS does not provide Federal Financial Participation for room and board in home and community-based services. This technical support opportunity is open to all states, including those that: have previously participated in the Medicaid IAP State Medicaid-Housing Agency Partnerships Track; are ready to implement Medicaid and housing changes; and have a plan in place that includes identified goals, strategies, partners/resources, and timeline to guide their work. The Expression of Interest form is posted on the CMS Medicaid IAP website with the Program Overview and slides from the informational webinar. The deadline for receipt of Expression of Interest forms is midnight (ET) on Thursday, November 15, 2018. 2019 CMS Quality Conference Medicaid/CHIP Track The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce that the 2019 CMS Quality Conference: Innovating for Value and Results will be held January 29-31 in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Hilton Baltimore on 401 West Pratt Street. Click here to register for the conference. In recent years, conference registration has filled up quickly – we encourage you to register and reserve your accommodations as soon as possible. The conference brings together CMS quality partners, including states, experts, and other stakeholders from various current and past CMS programs, including the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance (CHIP) grant programs, Medicaid managed care plans and External Quality Review Organizations, and the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS). The conference will include a track related to quality in Medicaid and CHIP programs, which will focus on innovative health care delivery approaches that demonstrate improved outcomes. Topics will include: - CMS's maternal and infant health and oral health initiatives
- Opioid reduction and patient safety
- Managing complex chronic conditions for Medicaid and CHIP populations
Some conference programming will be available via live-stream webinar. More information about the conference will be available in the coming weeks at cmsqualityconference.com. If you have any questions, please contact the TA Mailbox at MACQualityTA@cms.hhs.gov. | 
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