Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

The latest from our Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute! What to Know About One Care: A High-Level Overview of its Upcoming Transition One Care is an integrated care program that serves dual eligible individuals with disabilities age 21 to 64 (at the time of enrollment) and aims to coordinate Medicare and Medicaid benefits, streamline services and financing through a single health plan, and help its members live independently and thrive in the community. Learn more about this critical program that serves around 42,000 members in Massachusetts: https://lnkd.in/eZkkDXEF

This is a great primer on what the behavioral roadmap is, what we’ve accomplished in the first year, and what is to come. I’m so proud to be a part of this amazing work!

When MA began implementation of the Behavioral Health Roadmap last year, the goal was to simplify access and entry to the state’s outpatient behavioral health care system for all Massachusetts residents. How is it going so far? Where have we seen success and where have early challenges appeared? Our latest report aims to answer these questions and offer solutions that will help advance and maintain a successful initiative. https://lnkd.in/euPVVmyj We are also hosting a webinar to review the report's findings on Sept. 11, 2024 at 1pm. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eq8yhJv9

There is so much momentum in Massachusetts to improve perinatal health and we are proud to help these 12 organizations further their impact.

We are very proud of the work our team produced last year in partnership with the many powerful organizations and individuals we're lucky enough to work with. We'd love it if you took a quick look at our 2023 Impact Report, beautifully designed by Ciampa Creative (Renessa Ciampa and Nina Earley), and let us know what you think! https://lnkd.in/eNXad_Pj

Katherine Howitt, among other state experts speaking on the MassHealth redetermination effort, expresses kudos and a need for continued vigilance in this great piece by Jason Laughlin https://lnkd.in/egGhEGGx

Our most recent report from the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute aims to inform MassHealth’s efforts to strengthen its overall member engagement strategy. If you haven't yet, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eA8UMEMA The report: 1)     Outlines a framework for understanding different strategies along a continuum of community involvement for engaging with individuals with lived experience. 2)     Summarizes MassHealth’s current approach to engaging with members. 3)     Describes a set of guiding principles for building a meaningful statewide Medicaid member engagement strategy. 4)     Introduces a series of recommendations for building and strengthening MassHealth’s current member engagement strategy. This is the first of two reports in a series on member engagement. The second report, which takes a deeper look at one specific member engagement tool – Community Advisory Boards (CABs) – will be released this summer. 

Request for Proposals: The HPC is launching a NEW $1.5 million maternal health investment program, Hypertensive disorders Equitably Addressed with Remote Technology for Birthing People (HEART-BP). Through remote blood pressure monitoring, HEART-BP will support birthing hospitals seeking to improve outcomes, lower costs and address maternal health inequities. The HPC intends to fund up to 5 awards of up to $300,0000 each for providers eligible for the Distressed Hospital Trust Fund (up to 4 total awards) and the Payment Reform Trust Fund (1 award).  Register for the virtual public information session June 27th, 12 pm EDT: bit.ly/HEART-BPinfo or submit questions by email: [email protected] Please share with your networks! ➡️Proposal submissions due: 5:00 EDT, September 6, 2024 ➡️Submit a proposal: https://bit.ly/HEART-BPrfp ➡️Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ec7j5ZP7 #MaternalHealth #HealthEquity

What a week! The inspiration keeps on coming, today from Douglas Brooks (introduced by the incomparable Harold Cox) at the Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA) Spring Awards Breakfast. Fantastic public health crowd honoring him and other leaders. Congratulations to the MPHA staff for organizing such a great event!

Our team is excited to be here in this PACKED room of health equity champions convened by the Health Equity Compact. And gratified to be contributing to this movement in Massachusetts