This 7-page report provides an overview of operationalizing and funding youth and parent peer support services in residential treatment settings. The report defines the continuum of services from involvement to engagement, describes the services provided by youth and parent peer support, and provides an overview of financing and sustainability strategies.
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Medicaid Funding for Family and Youth Peer Support Programs in the United States
Source: SAMHSA & The TA Network
This 2020 overview of state Medicaid coverage of family and youth peer support services, prepared by the Institute for Innovation and Implementation at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, describes the efforts of states who reimburse for these peer support services.
Providing Youth and Young Adult Peer Support Through Medicaid
Source: SAMHSA & The TA Network
This2016 report explores options for providing youth and young adult peer support through Medicaid from the Center for Health Care Strategy and Youth MOVE National.
Medicaid’s Role in Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the US
Source: Milbank Memorial Fund
This 5-page overview examines the role Medicaid plays in improving access and quality of substance use disorder treatment (SUD). The report describes 3 roles Medicaid plays in the SUD treatment field: payer and contractor; collaborator, evaluator, and educator; and regulator, monitor and enforcer.
Approaches to Treating Serious Infection in People Who Inject Drugs: Evidence and Policies
Source: Center for Evidence-based Policy
This review looks at evidence and program models for alternatives to hospitalization to treat serious infections in people who inject drugs.
Expanding Access to Community-based Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Source: Ucare Health Plan and the Hennepin County Health and Human Services Department
This case study looks at an innovative strategy to provide community based substance use disorder services for individuals dually insured by Medicare and Medicaid in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Opioid Use Disorder: Barriers to Medicaid Beneficiaries’ Access to Treatment Medications
Source: United States Government Accountability Office
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has prioritized expanding access to medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) as an evidence-based treatment. Because many individuals with OUD are Medicaid beneficiaries, this U.S. Governmental Accountability Office report looked at state Medicaid policies and state and federal laws that might act as a barrier to Medicaid patients accessing MAT.
State Team-Based Care Strategies for Medicaid-Eligible Women
Source: National Association for State Health Policy
This 2 pager provides a brief overview of state strategies to implement team-based care for pregnant women eligible for Medicaid from the National Academy for State Health Policy. It also gives a brief overview of strategies adopted in Minnesota, Montana, and the District of Columbia with links for additional information.
Use of Medicaid Data Sources to Identify and Manage Patients and Providers with Problematic Opioid Behavior
Source: Center for Evidence-based Policy
This report examines how 6 state Medicaid agencies have used data to develop strategies to address the opioid crisis. The report describes how states use data from medical and pharmacy claims, prescription drug monitoring projects (PDMPS), health information exchanges (HIE) and admission, discharge and transfer (ADT) databases to identify providers and patients with problematic opioid-related behaviors and what they do to address these behaviors. Case studies of initiatives in South Dakota, Minnesota and Tennessee are featured.
Recovery Support Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries with a Substance Use Disorder – Issue Brief
Source: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
This report from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission examines recovery support services to Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorders.