| Expanding Integrated Community-Based Employment Webinar This webinar will identify considerations for changes to state service systems that apply across multiple populations to improve integrated employment outcomes and highlight service elements identified through research and experience that can enable states to develop and sustain a high-performing integrated employment system. January 15, 2020 from 2:30 to 4:00pm EST Register Now. US Department of Health and Human Services - Federal Register Notice on Healthy Aging Workshops and Summit The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) has released a Federal Register Notice to announce the Opportunity to Co-Sponsor ODPHP Healthy Aging Summit and Healthy Aging Regional Workshops. More Information. NEW Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program Technical Assistance Opportunities Data Analytic Technical Assistance for State Medicaid Agencies Information Session The Medicaid IAP is launching a six-month data analytics technical assistance opportunity for Medicaid agencies interested increasing their analytic capabilities. We invite you to join an information session webinar to learn more about this opportunity on Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST. Webinar participants will learn about the individualized technical assistance that IAP can provide to Medicaid agencies to address their data analytic needs across a wide range of topics, such as developing an analytic plan, interpreting statistical output, or developing statistical programs to analyze and monitor their Medicaid programs. This technical assistance opportunity is open to states at all levels of experience in analyzing and using data. Additional information, including the Program Overview, Expression of Interest form, and Informational Session slides will be posted on the IAP webpage the day of the information session. Register Now. Extension: Data Analytics to Better Understand Medicaid Populations with SMI Expression of Interest Forms Due January 15, 2020 (new date) The Medicaid IAP is launching an eight-month data analytics technical assistance opportunity for Medicaid agencies interested in learning how to use data to gain insight into their adult Medicaid populations with Serious Mental Illness (SMI). IAP will provide Medicaid agencies with technical assistance in executing state-specific analyses, using data analytic best practices to leverage Medicaid claims and encounters data, as well as other types of internal/external data to increase their understanding of the Medicaid population with SMI. Participating states will produce data profiles of the adult Medicaid SMI population that can then be used as the basis for policy making, stakeholder engagement, and data-informed delivery system reforms. This technical assistance opportunity is open to states at all levels of experience in analyzing data. Review the Technical Assistance Program Overview and Information Session Slides. Interested states are asked to complete and email the Expression of Interest form to cms.iap.smi@healthmanagement.com by midnight (EST) on January 15, 2020. Extension: Value-Based Payment for Fee-for-Service Home and Community-Based Services Expression of Interest Forms Due January 10, 2020 (new date) The Medicaid IAP's Community Integration through Long-Term Services and Supports (CI-LTSS) Program Area is launching a seven-month technical assistance opportunity for Medicaid agencies and their team partners seeking to design Value-Based Payment (VBP) strategies for Fee-for-Services (FFS) in Home and Community-based Services (HCBS). Selected states will have the opportunity to work with HCBS industry experts through their individualized technical support and state-to-state learning activities including shared savings and non-financial incentives. This technical support opportunity is open to states at all levels of experience and progress in developing a VBP strategy for FFS in HCBS. States that have previously participated in the Medicaid IAP CI-LTSS tracks are welcome to submit an expression of interest for this technical assistance opportunity. Review the Technical Assistance Program Overview and Information Session Slides. Interested states are asked to complete and email the Expression of Interest form to MedicaidIAP@cms.hhs.gov by midnight EST on January 10, 2020. Value-Based Payment and Financial Simulations Expression of Interest Forms Due January 10, 2020 The Medicaid IAP's Value-Based Payment (VBP) and Financial Simulation functional area is launching a six-month technical assistance opportunity for Medicaid agencies seeking to design, develop, and implement Value-Based Payment approaches (i.e. payment models that range from rewarding for performance in Fee-for-Service to capitation, including alternative payment models and comprehensive population-based payments). Selected states will have the opportunity to work with VBP and financial simulation experts through individualized technical assistance and state-to-state learning activities. This technical assistance opportunity is open to states at all levels of experience and progress in developing a VBP approach. The Program Overview, Expression of Interest form, and webinar slides are posted on the IAP VBPFS webpage. Expression of Interest forms are due by midnight EST on January 10, 2020. Reducing Substance Use Disorders Expression of Interest Forms Due January 10, 2020 The Medicaid IAP Reducing Substance Use Disorders (SUD) program area is launching two new technical assistance opportunities for Medicaid agencies. These collaborative learning opportunities are: These opportunities are open to states at all levels of expertise and experience. | 
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