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Tyler Sadwith, Health Insurance Specialist, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, CMCS

For the past two years, The Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP) has been working with Medicaid and behavioral health agencies to develop robust approaches for addressing substance use disorders (SUD). As described in the IAP High Intensity Learning Collaborative fact sheet , we have been...

Karen LLanos, Director, Medicaid IAP and Tyler Sadwith, Health Insurance Specialist, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, CMCS

After a year and a half working with Medicaid and behavioral health agencies to develop robust approaches for addressing substance use disorders, we have much to share with states. As described in the Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP) High Intensity Learning Collaborative (HILC)...

Melanie Brown, IAP CI-LTSS Lead and Technical Director, Division of Community Systems Transformation, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, CMCS

In April, we began working on the Incentivizing Quality and Outcomes component of IAP’s Community Integration through Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) program area. We will use IAP to increase states’ understanding of how to use incentives to improve the quality of care and...

John O'Brien, Senior Policy Advisor, CMCS and Tyler Sadwith, Health Insurance Specialist, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, CMCS

As the need for developing robust approaches for addressing substance use disorders becomes increasingly clear, CMS has been working directly with a set of leader states through our Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP). Seven states participate in an intensive learning collaborative and 48...

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