OPEN MINDS Tackles Home-& Community-Based Programming, State Innovation Model Grants, & Social Security Act Health Care Regulations In New Series Of Market Intelligence Reports

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (July 6, 2015) — The team of experts at OPEN MINDS announced the release of three new Market Intelligence Reports in June. The reports are a highly sought after resource, published weekly, that focus on complex topics that are critical for executives in the health and human services field.

The new reports provide in-depth coverage on the topics of home-& community-based service programs, the Social Security Act, and State Innovation Model Grants. A short summary of each report follows.

What Are The Medicaid State Plan Options For Developing Home- & Community-Based Service Programs?

In this report, the OPEN MINDS team discusses long-term services and supports (LTSS) for people with disabilities, which are paid for by Medicaid. A combination of cost pressures and consumer rights issues have caused states to offer LTSS as home- and community-based services (HCBS). The report details the current home- and community-based state plan options, the differences between the Medicaid waivers (1915 (i), (j) & (k)) used to authorize the state plan options, and which states currently have each of these options.

What Provisions Of The Social Security Act Are Related To Health Care?

Most of the major health care and social service programs in the United States are authorized through provisions of the Social Security Act (SSA), including Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, child welfare programs, unemployment services, and disability insurance, among others. This market intelligence report takes an in-depth looks at the SSA, including the provisions of the SSA that are related to health care and child welfare services.

What Are State Innovation Model Grants?

What is a State Innovation Model (SIM) grant and how does it differ from a Medicaid waiver? In this report, the OPEN MINDS team answers a number of common questions about SIM grants, including how states can apply for the grants, what states have already received SIM grant awards, what health care reform measures have been implemented with a grant award, the expected cost savings, and the initial results.

“Our goal with the OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Reports is to take complex areas of health care policy and make it easier to understand and apply, explains Monica E. Oss, OPEN MINDS Chief Executive Officer. “Our team is able to reconstruct the information by breaking it down into its main components, such as impact, cost, and trends that are affecting executive decision-making. The reports are great resources for our readers.”

The Market Intelligence Reports are provided as a free resource to Premium members of the OPEN MINDS Circle. Click here for details on how to become a premium member. The reports are also available for purchase in the OPEN MINDS store by clicking here.

OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence firm specializing in the sectors of the health and human service industry serving individuals with complex support needs: mental health; addiction treatment; children & family services; intellectual & developmental disabilities; chronic disease management; long term care; social services; correctional health care, reentry & diversion; and juvenile justice.

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