States Leverage Telehealth to Respond to COVID-19
To enhance social distancing and reduce healthcare worker and patient exposure to COVID-19, there have been unprecedented expansions in the use of telehealth, supported by both federal and state ...
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The Intersection of Health and Housing: CMS’s Potential Medicaid Investments
Emerging evidence indicates that affordable, safe, and stable housing directly impacts an individual’s health and well-being, emphasizing the importance of designing Medicaid benefits packages that ...
Leveraging Public Health Assets in Medicaid Managed Care
This three-part report maps the public health capacities, assets, and resources onto the obligations and direction of Medicaid agencies and their managed care health plans.
Cross-Sector Partnerships to Improve Health and Housing Outcomes: Resource Guide
This report synthesizes partnership, financing, and data-sharing approaches that healthcare, housing providers, and other sectors can undertake to improve health and housing outcomes.
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships in Virginia: Improving Access to Care for People Living with HIV
In this ASTHO webinar, learn how state public health agencies can align with state Medicaid agencies to collaboratively advance the goals of the National Ending the HIV Initiative. Featured guests ...
Partnership: What Goes Into Building a 6|18 Initiative Team
This infographic is designed for state and territorial health department staff considering or newly participating in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 6|18 Initiative.
Initiating Cross-Sector Partnerships to Advance Population Health
Social determinants of healthcare are the conditions in which people are born, live, work, play, worship, and age. Read how these issues affect population health.
ASTHO Releases Five Health Policy Statements
On October 31, 2023 ASTHO announced the approval of one new and four updated health policy statements.
Policymakers Boosting Public Health Readiness for Respiratory Illness Season
Guam,
Public health leaders are positioned to prevent illness from the "tripledemic” of COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV with approved vaccines and preventative antibody treatments.
Cross Sector Collaborations: Addressing Health Inequities in Access to Care Through Public Health and Transportation Partnerships
These states are connecting public health and transportation to improve access to healthcare—learn how in this report.
Changes to 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for CHI Services
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Medicaid & Public Health Partnerships in Virginia: Improving Access to Care for People Living with HIV
In this ASTHO webinar, learn how state public health agencies can align with state Medicaid agencies to collaboratively advance the goals of the National Ending the HIV Initiative. Featured guests ...
States Support Postpartum Health with Medicaid Expansions
Iowa,
Utah,
States Support Postpartum Health with Medicaid Expansions astho, association of state and territorial health officials, 2023 state legislative session, medicaid expansions, postpartum health, the ...
Legislative Action Bridging Public Health and Clinical Healthcare
Iowa,
Three ways policymakers are addressing access to care are through telehealth, safety net and emergency services, and adjusted reimbursement rates to Medicaid-enrolled providers.
Improving Financial Access to Maternal and Infant Care in Rural Areas
This ASTHOBrief addresses the financial challenges facing pregnant people in rural areas.
Addressing Health-Related Social Needs through 1115 Demonstrations
How states are using 1115 waivers to improve health equity for people on Medicaid.
Supporting Positive Mental Health Through Food Security and Good Nutrition
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As the conversation about the importance of mental health continues to unfold, health agencies have a critical role to play in supporting positive mental health outcomes through nutrition support and ...
ASTHO and PIHOA Praise Approval of Medicaid Funding Fix for U.S. Territories
ASTHO and PIHOA Praise Approval of Medicaid Funding Fix for U.S. Territories ARLINGTON, VA—This week, Congress approved legislation to extend Medicaid funding for two years for the U.S. territories ...
The Aligning Roles of Medicaid and Public Health
Medicaid and public health partnerships play an important role in advancing a statewide approach to addressing chronic disease and population health. Collaboration and shared priorities between ...
Medicaid and the Social Determinants of Health
Medicaid is a publicly-funded health insurance program that currently covers 74 million people in the United States. Opportunities exist through Medicaid to address the social determinants of health. ...