The Dual Agenda Newsletter
The Dual Agenda: September 1, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - AL, CA, MA, MI, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, VA, WA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - CMS proposes new rule on PACE program; FEATURED RESOURCES - Profile of dually eligible beneficiaries; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: August 11, 206
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - AL, CA, MA, MI, NY, OH, OR, SC,TX, VA, WA; ELDERCARE VOICES - Diffusing Geriatric Expertise Throughout the Health Care Workforce by Elizabeth (Libbie) Bragg, PhD, RN; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: July 27, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, NY, PA, RI; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Milbank Memorial Fund Issue Brief, New physician payment systems; FEATURED RESOURCES - Trends in Medicaid LTSS, CMS Stratified Medicare Data, Value-Based Kids' Health; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: July 13, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MD, MA, NY, OR, PA, SC; ELDERCARE VOICES - Overcoming a Setback Through Person-Centered Care by Christine (Himes) Fordyce, M.D.; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: June 29, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OR, RI; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - New report on duals demonstrations, CMS final rule on ACOs, price transparency, CMS bundled payments for joint replacement showing promise; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: June 15, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - MD, MA, MI, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI,WA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Mental Health Parity, Oral Health is Critical to Overall Health, IRS Ruling on ACOs; FEATURED RESOURCES - Hospital Mergers, ACO Resources - KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: June 2, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, NY, OH, PA, SC, VA; ELDERCARE VOICES - Reflections on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2016, by Julie Schoen; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: May 18, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - AL, CA, MD, MA, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, VA; ELDERCARE VOICES - A Person-Centered Diabetes Prevention Model, Rosa Palacios: MD; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - CMMI Rushing to Implement Programs, NEMT; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: May 4, 2016
n this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - AL, CA, MD, MA, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - CMS Rule Making and Other News, Reports on Dual Eligible Demonstrations; FEATURED RESOURCES - Integrating Behavioral Health, LAN Summit; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: April 20, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - AL, CA, MA, NY, WA, VT; ELDERCARE VOICES - Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults,Todd Semla, MS, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP, AGS: MD; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: April 6, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - AL, CA, CT, IL, MD, MA, MI, MN,NY, PA, RI, SC, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - CMS Behavioral Health Parity Rule, Bundled Payment for Joint Replacements, Effective Engagement; FEATURED RESOURCES - CCA Model Profiled in White Paper
The Dual Agenda: March 23, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MD, MA, MI, NJ, NY, OR; ELDERCARE VOICES: Strategies to Ensure a Safe and Successful Hospitalization for the Older Adult, Jeffrey D. Schlaudecker, MD & Rachel Hart, MD; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; FEATURED RESOURCES
The Dual Agenda: March 9, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - AL, CA, MA, NY,OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS, SCOTUS blocks Data Collection Efforts, Stricter CMS Star-Rating System, CCEHI Comment Letters; Looking Beyond 2016 Elections, FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: February 24, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS; ELDERCARE VOICES: Sharing Geriatrics Best Practices with Nurses and Other Community Providers, Martha Watson, MS, RN-BC; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: February 11, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - AL, CA, MA, MD, MN, NY,OH, PA, SC, VT, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; Asking Patients What Matters, CIGNA Medicare Advantage and Part D enrollment suspended, New CMS Reports, National Aging Network; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: January 27, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - MA, OH, OR, RI; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; Dual Demonstration evaluations, CMS Announces Expansion of Medicare ACOs, CMS Guide to Preventing Readmissions Among Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: January 14, 2016
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MA, NY, OR; ELDERCARE VOICES: Building Platforms for America’s Family Caregivers, byVictoria Walker, MD; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: December 17, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MD, MA, MI, NY, RI, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Health Equity Lens, Opposition to CMS Proposal to Alter Payments, Transforming Care for Mental Illness, APCD at SCOTUS, Memo from CMS on Stipends; FEATURED RESOURCES
The Dual Agenda: December 3, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MD, MA, NY, OH, PA, VT, WA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Community Catalyst and ACAP Release Demonstration Plans Survey Report, Community Catalyst Priorities for Health System Transformation; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: November 19, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - MD, MA, MI, NY; ELDERCARE VOICES: Medicare’s Advance Care Planning Payment Is a Game-Changer, by Amy J. Berman, MS, RN; NOTEWORTHY NEWS; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES
The Dual Agenda: November 5, 2015
In this Issue: STATE HIGHLIGHTS - CA, MD, MM, NY, VA; NOTEWORTHY NEWS - Medicare Risk Adjustment Study, Community Health Workers, CMS on Quality Measures, ACOs in the Spotlight, Bundled Payments for Cancer Treatment; FEATURED RESOURCES; KEY DATES