Supporting families of children with special health care needs is critical to ensuring their health and well-being, and helping them stay together as a family. This episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast explores how Medicaid agencies can better serve children with special health care needs and their families. The episode emphasizes the importance of... Read more »

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Navigating Medicaid can be daunting, especially when an individual or family member has complex needs. This challenge is compounded when siloed state agencies have poor communication, which can prevent individuals and families from receiving coordinated services that meet their needs. This episode of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast shares the story of Mark Butler, parent... Read more »

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Explores the importance of integrating benefits for dually eligible populations to create more person-centered care and services for members.

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Highlights the lack of adequate maternal care in rural communities across the country, and spotlights the work of Virginia and Mississippi Medicaid to address existing disparities.

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Highlights the importance of Medicaid to the millions of people living in rural communities across the country. It delves into the unique challenges faced by Medicaid directors in predominantly rural states and breaks down the common misconceptions surrounding rural America.

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Listen in to this season 5 overview of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange to learn how the season will explore access-related challenges faced by Medicaid members across the nation and the work Medicaid agencies are doing to ensure high-quality, equitable care. The season will focus on priority populations — centering both Medicaid members and the people... Read more »

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Medicaid leaders from Michigan and Indiana discuss strategies to support the LTSS workforce, including their efforts to co-design solutions with Medicaid members.

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Representatives from Wisconsin and Arizona share the innovative solutions their state Medicaid programs are developing in partnership with the housing sector to tackle homelessness.

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