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Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023
Time: 3- 4 p.m. EST
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to invite all interested individuals, especially those from state Medicaid and CHIP agencies, child welfare agencies, health plans, and their quality improvement (QI) partners, to attend a webinar featuring state projects from the Improving Timely Health Care for Children and Youth in Foster Care affinity group.
The CMS Medicaid and CHIP QI program provides state Medicaid and CHIP agencies, and their QI partners, with the information, tools, and expert support they need to improve care and outcomes for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. Children and youth in foster care represent less than 2 percent of all children enrolled in Medicaid, yet they have higher rates of physical and behavioral health care needs compared with children without a history of foster care involvement. A variety of opportunities exist within Medicaid to address the unique health care needs of children in foster care, including dedicated managed care plans, care coordination models, and enhanced provider rates.
From July 2021 through July 2023, the CMS Medicaid and CHIP quality improvement technical assistance program supported eleven states participating in the Improving Timely Health Care for Children and Youth in Foster Care affinity group. This webinar will feature state QI projects from the affinity group, highlighting state strategies, partnerships, and lessons learned. The recording of the webinar will be posted on the quality improvement initiatives page of Medicaid.gov.
For more information, contact MACQualityImprovement@mathematica-mpr.com.
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