Institute for Medicaid Innovation

Come Work With Us! Are you a development firm that serves small nonprofits who strive to make a difference in communities? We are inviting proposals from development consulting firms interested in providing a range of services that supports our mission to improve the lives of Medicaid enrollees. Take a look at our Request for Proposals. https://lnkd.in/errKXrTf hashtag #development hashtag #healthfundraising hashtag #fundraising hashtag #hiring hashtag #RFP

This Friday! IMI's annual release event is just around the corner! Join us for our highly anticipated virtual event, where we’ll unveil the latest insights from our 2024 Medicaid MCO survey. Discover impactful trends that shape the lives of Medicaid enrollees, influence health plans, and inform decisions for policymakers and administrators. Our panel of experts will deep dive into some of the findings and discuss the powerful implications for the future of Medicaid! Register Now! https://lnkd.in/eYSmJAUf November 15th, 2024  2PM-3PM ET

In 2023, the Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI) launched the Midwifery in Medicaid Business Case Learning Series, a 15-session, salon style program funded by the Skyline Foundation. The series brought together BIPOC-focused, Medicaid-serving midwives of all credentials with national experts in business development, Medicaid, and midwifery. Through thoughtful presentations and discussions, participants received information and tools to help them build a Medicaid-focused business case. IMI has released themes from the evaluation of the Series. The evaluation themes elevate key messages from participant surveys and interviews and present recommendations and opportunities for the development of future collaborative efforts in support of the midwifery workforce in Medicaid.  The themes highlight a common desire for continued learning opportunities to further bolster their capacity to more sustainably serve a diverse patient mix that includes Medicaid enrollees. Learn more:  Evaluation Themes https://lnkd.in/eJkCd-hx

It's that time of year. Our annual Medicaid Managed Care survey results are in! Register for our virtual release event on November 15. IMI will release the findings from our annual Medicaid MCO survey with a live virtual event on November 15th at 2pm ET. Join us for key findings and trends that impact individuals enrolled in the Medicaid program, health plans, policymakers, and administrators. Our expert panel will discuss the implications of the findings. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with leaders and gain critical knowledge of the Medicaid landscape. What to Expect -Remarks by Beth Wikler, PhD, Senior Program Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -Panel discussion featuring experts and advocates tackling the systemic issues that affect people with lived experience in the Medicaid program, managed care organizations, communities, and others:    • Hemi Tewarson, Executive Director of the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)    • Gail Graham, Director of HIV/AIDS Ministry-Outreach Services at Mt. Lebanon and Patient Professor with the University of Maryland PATIENTS Program    • Wendy Morriarty, Vice President of Government Programs, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey November 15th, 2024  2PM-3PM ET https://lnkd.in/eYSmJAUf

More evidence that doulas are cost effective! A new study led by Julie Mottl-Santiago, DrPH, CNM and and co-authored by IMI Founding Executive Director Jennifer E. Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN found that enhanced a community doula program saved money for Medicaid and increased access to doula support for people with low incomes. This study should reassure budget-conscious Medicaid payers that doula services are affordable. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eGMb4Z_9

Work With Us! Are you a communications firm that serves small nonprofits who strives to make a difference in communities? We are inviting proposals from communications consulting firms interested in providing a range of services that supports our mission to improve the lives of Medicaid enrollees through the development, implementation, and diffusion of innovative and evidence-based models of care that promote quality, value, equity and the engagement of individuals, families, and communities. Take a look at our Request for Proposals. https://lnkd.in/esZKHfDx #communications #healthcommunications #comms #hiring #RFP

What a fantastic week in Washington DC! I was invited to attend the second Institute for Medicaid Innovation Maternal Health Policy Equity Summit. By grounding the work with our “guiding pillars”, we are creating a blue print with “five big ideas”. The focus is on midwifery-led models of care, doula access, and perinatal/infant mental health. I’m energized after sharing space with these dynamic, passionate, smart humans!

I’m honored to represent March of Dimes at the Institute for Medicaid Innovations’ Maternal Health Coalition planning meeting. Medicaid finances more than 40% of births in the US. Expanding and extending Medicaid perinatal coverage, and requiring all states to reimburse for postpartum depression screening are critical steps in improving maternal and child health outcomes. These topics and others will be expanded on in the March of Dimes 2024 Report Cards, which will be released in November. 💜

That’s a wrap! We finished up our two-day planning session for the National Strategic Medicaid Maternal Health Coalition! Thank you so much to all the community leaders, providers, policymakers, funders, advocates, and people with lived and living experience who joined us and made this planning meeting a success!  You all give us hope for a more just and equitable future for families enrolled in Medicaid. We can’t wait to build this coalition with you!   #BetterTogether #Medicaid #HealthEquity #BirthEquity #MaternalHealth

Yesterday, IMI and Elephant Circle kicked off a two-day planning session for the National Strategic Medicaid Maternal Health Coalition! Building on the 2023 Maternal Health Policy Equity Summit’s Five Big Ideas for advancing policy and improving maternal health outcomes under Medicaid, we were  joined by community leaders, healthcare providers, policymakers, people with lived and living experience, funders, and advocates.  Lots more to come! #BetterTogether #Medicaid #HealthEquity #BirthEquity #MaternalHealth #PerinatalHealth