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30 September 2025 - by Jeremy Cunningham, David T. Applegate, Jessica Bertolo, Gigi Cabello, Kieran Hurley
We present potential enhancements to Alaska’s behavioral health crisis continuum, based on stakeholder input, and reviews of guidelines and best practices.
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04 October 2024 - by David T. Applegate, Jessica Bertolo, Jeremy Cunningham, Kelsey Hiegel, Ali Marzolf, Amanda Schipp, Madison Hybels
For state agencies involved with Medicaid, health, and insurance, we offer some considerations regarding updated ASAM Criteria for addiction services.
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30 June 2024 - by Jeremy Cunningham, Jessica Bertolo, Tyler Schulze, David T. Applegate, Kat F-M Latet, Madison Hybels
We discuss five opportunity areas for consideration for Alaska’s crisis service delivery in behavioral health.
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06 June 2023 - by Gwyn Volk, Dennis Finnegan, Katherine Wentworth, Jeremy Cunningham, Alyssa Tolbert
We take a look at the recently issued Proposed Access Rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, specifically on payment adequacy provisions for HCBS.
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22 March 2021 - by Mary Pat Stemnock, Jeremy Hoffman, Jeremy Cunningham
Increasing treatment options for substance-use disorders could help break the cycle of recidivism among individuals in the justice system.
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31 March 2020 - by Susan Philip, Jeremy Cunningham, Mary Pat Stemnock, Ryan Reichel
This brief scopes out the issue of homelessness and housing security and Medicaid’s role in addressing the issue.
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08 November 2019 - by Jeremy Cunningham, Mat DeLillo
This paper discusses the risks and considerations of changing Medicaid’s funding formula to a general block grant structure.
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17 May 2016 - by Jeremy Cunningham, Paul R. Houchens, Maureen Tressel Lewis
Encounter data provides the most transparent view of a managed care entity's delivery of healthcare services, but encounter data that is incomplete, missing information, or reported incorrectly can severely limit its effectiveness.
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27 May 2015 - by Jeremy Cunningham, Mat DeLillo, Paul R. Houchens
Treatment for autism is now a required Medicaid state plan benefit under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program.