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Community Health Representative Integration: Public Health EmergencyPreparedness & Response
Community Health Representative Integration: Public Health EmergencyPreparedness & Response

This document is intended for Tribal Emergency Management Coordinators and Community Health Representative (CHR) Program leadership and teams as a best practice guide to ensure appropriate integration of CHRs into emergency preparedness and response efforts.

Tags: PDF, population specific, other populations, promotores, vaccines

Community Health Representative Integration: Vaccine Deployment
Community Health Representative Integration: Vaccine Deployment

This document is intended for Tribal Public Health and Community Health Representative (CHR) Program leadership and teams as a best practice guide to ensure appropriate integration of CHRs into vaccine deployment efforts.

Tags: PDF, population specific, other populations, promotores, vaccines

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Includes Codes to Address HRSNs...What Happens Next? (Copy)
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Includes Codes to Address HRSNs...What Happens Next? (Copy)

Slides from the webinar that: Detailed the PFS final rule sections, reviewed the implementation requirements for CHI and PIN services; and outlined new learning opportunities available for implementing new models of care.

Tags: Financial Sustinability, Medicare

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Includes Codes to Address HRSNs...What Happens Next?
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Includes Codes to Address HRSNs...What Happens Next?

This webinar will: Detail the PFS final rule sections, review the implementation requirements for CHI and PIN services; and outline new learning opportunities available for implementing new models of care.

Tags: Financial Sustinability, Medicare

Partnerships with Community-based Organizations: Opportunities for Health Plans to Create Value
Partnerships with Community-based Organizations: Opportunities for Health Plans to Create Value

This Resource Guide presents five overarching reasons that health plans should work with CBOs and community care networks as their contracted social care partners.

Tags: Financial Sustainability, CBO

CMS Makes Hospital Prices More Transparent and Expands Access to Behavioral Health Care
CMS Makes Hospital Prices More Transparent and Expands Access to Behavioral Health Care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is expanding access to behavioral health services for people with Medicare through coverage of intensive outpatient services and that it is making it easier for the public to learn what a hospital charges for items and services through improved hospital price transparency requirements.

Tags: Financial Sustainability, Medicare

CMS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule that Advances Health Equity
CMS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule that Advances Health Equity

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is finalizing policies to support primary care, advance health equity, assist family caregivers and expand access to behavioral and certain oral health care.

These policies are included in the calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, which also provides payment for principal illness navigation services to help patients and their families navigate cancer treatment and treatment for other serious illnesses

Tags: Financial Sustainability, Medicare

Fact Sheet: Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Fact Sheet: Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that announces finalized policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues, effective on or after January 1, 2024.

The calendar year (CY) 2024 PFS final rule is one of several final rules that reflect a broader Administration-wide strategy to create a more equitable health care system that results in better access to care, quality, affordability, and innovation.

Tags: Financial Sustainability, Medicare

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2024 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2024 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule

National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) one-pager outlining several ways CHWs strengthen public health capacity, with a special focus on COVID-19 response efforts.Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2024 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Advantage; Medicare and Medicaid Provider and Supplier Enrollment Policies; and Basic Health Program

Tags: Financial Sustainability, Medicare

CHWs Strengthen COVID-19 Response
CHWs Strengthen COVID-19 Response

National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) one-pager outlining several ways CHWs strengthen public health capacity, with a special focus on COVID-19 response efforts.

Tags: PDF, COVID-19, health equity

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envision Webinars

Review materials from past envision webinars. Guest speakers and panels bring specific areas of expertise and perspective on relevant, CHW-curated topics.