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Upcoming Benchmarks' Webinars
Benchmarks' Medicaid Forum: Legislative Agenda Planning
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Time: 8:00 am thru 9:00 am
Benchmarks' Friday Membership Webinar w/ Rob Robinson, Alliance Health, CEO
Date: Friday, October 30, 2020
Time: 8:30 am thru 9:30 am
Register hereBenchmarks' Child Welfare Group Captive Insurance Solution Discussion with Mark Renske, Hylant Insurance Date: Thursday, November 5, 2020 Time: 11:00 am thru noon
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Residency Program Verification Letters Now Accepted in Place of Transcripts
As previously announced, individual providers are required to enter their work history and education when completing an Initial, Re-Verification or Re-Enrollment Application. Until now, individual residents who have completed their residency and are completing an application have been requested to enter their residency information under Education History and have their medical or professional school send transcripts as verification.
However, effective October 12, 2020, NCTracks also accepts verification letters directly from residency programs in place of transcripts (transcripts will still be accepted, but the individual may choose which to send). Similar to a transcript, the verification letter must come directly from the program. Residents cannot upload this letter or send it themselves; they must request the residency program send it to NCTracks directly via mail (Provider Enrollment, PO Box 300009, Raleigh, NC 27622) or email to the secure email address which will also be provided in the Request for Additional Information Letter.
Due to the potential delay depending on residency programs returning the verification letters, an adjusted time frame will be offered for applications in this circumstance. Providers will initially have 30 days to submit the verification letter. If NCTracks does not receive it within 30 days, another 30-day notice will be sent requesting the verification letter, prompting the provider to follow up. This will allow a total of 60 days for receipt of the verification letter. If the verification letter has not been received within 60 days, the application will be abandoned and the provider must resubmit the application and pay all applicable fees.
Individuals completing their residency are still required to have their medical or professional school send their transcripts to NCTracks if requested by NCTracks.
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Webinar This Thursday!
Continuing Medicaid & CHIP Outreach During COVID-19
to Keep Kids Covered
The Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign Invites You to Attend a Webinar:
Continuing Medicaid & CHIP Outreach During COVID-19 to Keep Kids Covered
Thursday, October 29, 2020
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Medicaid and CHIP provide comprehensive health benefits to almost 40 million children up to age 19 nationwide. However, according to preliminary data on the impact of COVID-19, released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the use of these benefits has decreased tremendously during the public health emergency.
Did you know that compared to data from the same time period last year (March through May 2019), preliminary data for 2020 shows:
- 1.7 million (22%) fewer vaccinations for children up to age two,
- 3.2 million (44%) fewer child screening services,
- 6.9 million (44%) fewer outpatient mental health services, even after accounting for the increased use of telehealth, and
- 7.6 million (69%) fewer dental services.
The Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign will provide a snapshot of CMS's recent data release, to raise awareness of the decline in services. Your organization can help to drive better health outcomes for families with eligible but uninsured children to ensure that children receive the care they need with Medicaid and CHIP. You'll also hear about the Campaign's newest resources. REGISTER HERE
We Want to Hear from You!
The National Campaign is interested in hearing about additional tools and resources which may be useful to groups conducting Medicaid and CHIP outreach and enrollment, especially at the local level. Let us know via email at ConnectingKids@cms.hhs.gov. Please also contact us with any questions about the webinar. Access slides and recordings from previous National Campaign webinars on our website.
Stay Connected with the Campaign
- Share our Campaign materials. Our ever-growing, multi-lingual Outreach Tool Library features a variety of targeted resources to use in your outreach and enrollment efforts, available in multiple formats.
- Contact us. To get more involved with the Campaign, contact us via email at ConnectingKids@cms.hhs.gov.
- Follow the Campaign on Twitter. Remember to re-tweet or share our messages from @IKNGov with your social network and be sure to use our #Enroll365 and #KidsEnroll hashtags in your posts.
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New Child Trends research on Multisystemic Therapy for Emerging Adults-an adaptation of Multisystemic Therapy intended to serve the behavioral health needs of young adults-finds that public agencies may be receptive to funding an untested adaptation to an existing, evidence-based program when the intervention helps them fill an identified gap in services. The research also includes recommendations for stakeholders to build support for scaling out programs, such as ensuring that service providers have the capacity for high-quality implementation.
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Postpartum depression may persist three years after giving birth
A National Institutes of Health study of 5,000 women has found that approximately 1 in 4 experienced high levels of depressive symptoms at some point in the three years after giving birth. The rest of the women experienced low levels of depression throughout the three-year span. The study was conducted by researchers at NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). It appears in the journal Pediatrics.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that pediatricians screen mothers for postpartum depression at well-child visits at one, two, four and six months after childbirth. Researchers identified four trajectories of postpartum depressive symptoms and the factors that may increase a woman's risk for elevated symptoms. The findings suggest that extending screening for postpartum depressive symptoms for at least two years after childbirth may be beneficial, the authors write.
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Upcoming Events
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New: Tuesday: October 27, 2020
Olmstead Plan Stakeholder Advisory (OPSA) Quarterly Meeting
Time: 1:00 pm thru 4:00 pm
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Tuesday: October 27, 2020
Provider Recruitment and Retention Training for Health Centers
Staffing-related shortages are a common barrier identified by health centers-especially in light of the pandemic. Join a session featuring HRSA, HRSA-funded NTTAPs (Community Health Center, Inc., and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved), and a health center. Speakers will discuss recruitment and retention promising practices and provide resources.
Time: 3:00 pm thru 4:30 pm
Call-in: 888-323-9689
Passcode: 7945934
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Tuesday: October 27, 2020
NC AHEC and CCNC Navigating COVID-19 Webinar Series
Time: 6:00 pm thru 7:00 pm
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Wednesday: October 28, 2020
Independent Living Initiative
Time: 10:00 am thru 12:00 pm
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Wednesday: October 28, 2020
A Building of Warmth and Light: Strategies to Support Rural Leaders Facing Challenging Conditions
Time: 11:00 am thru 12:15 pm
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Wednesday: October 28, 2020
Time: 12:00 pm thru 5:00 pm
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New: Wednesday: October 28, 2020
Olmstead Housing Meeting #2
Time: 1:30 pm thru 3:00 pm
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New: Wednesday: October 28, 2020
Olmstead Ongoing Employment Meeting
Time: 3:00 pm thru 4:00 pm
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Wednesday: October 28, 2020
Behavioral Health I/DD Tailored Plan
Time: 2:00 pm
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Wednesday: October 28, 2020
North Carolina's TBI Pilot Waiver
Time: 4:00 pm thru 5:00 pm
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Wednesday: October 28, 2020
Episode 5: HEALING TRAUMA THROUGH ATTUNED LOVE
Time: 5:00 pm
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Thursday: October 29, 2020
Benchmarks' Medicaid Forum-Legislative Agenda Development
Time: 8:00 am thru 9:30 am
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New: Thursday: October 29, 2020
Ethics, COVID-19 & Telehealth: Part One
Time: 1:30 pm thru 3:00 pm
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Thursday: October 29, 2020
Continuing Medicaid & CHIP Outreach During COVID-19 to Keep Kids Covered
Time: 2:00 pm thru 3:00 pm
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Friday: October 30, 2020
Benchmarks' Friday Membership Webinar w/ Rob Robinson, Alliance Health-CEO
Time: 8:30 am thru 9:30 am
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New: Friday, October 30, 2020
Time: 9:00 am thru 10:30 am
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New: Friday, October 30, 2020
Time: 10:00 am thru 11:30 am
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Monday: November 2, 2020
Time: 11:30 am thru 12:30 pm
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Thursday: November 2, 2020
Medicaid Managed Care Fireside Chat Webinar Series-Advanced Medical Home
Time: 5:30 pm thru 6:30 pm
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Friday: November 6, 2020
NC AHEC Annual Rural Nursing Conference
Time: 8:30 am thru 12:30 pm
There is a small fee of $25 to attend that includes 3.0 Nursing Contact Hours/3.0 Contact Hours/.3 CEUS
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Thursday, November 5, 2020
Benchmarks' Child Welfare Group Captive Insurance Solution w/ Mark Renske, Hylant Insurance
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New: Thursday, November 5, 2020
Health and Human Services Industry Deep Dive
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Monday: November 9, 2020
Bridging the Gap: Behavioral Health and Oral Health in Public Housing
The National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) will join the National Center for Health in Public Housing (both HRSA-funded NTTAPs) to host a webinar to review behavioral health data and resources from a recent survey of residents of public housing. Speakers will highlight how a health center dental program located in public housing integrates behavioral health screenings and referrals into oral health care. 1.0 Continuing Dental Education (CDE) credit will be offered.
Time: 1:00 pm thru 2:00 pm
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Tuesday: November 10, 2020
A Virtual Discussion on New Jersey's Direct Care Workforce
Time: 11:00 am thru 12:30 pm
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New: Tuesday: November 10, 2020
Virtual Groups for Tobacco Use Treatment
Time: 12:00 pm thru 1:30 pm
(Includes 1.5 CEUs from the NC Substance Abuse Professonal Practice Board)
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New: Tuesday: November 10, 2020
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Tuesday: November 10, 2020
When IDD Co-Occurs with Mental Illness Training
Time: 1:30 pm thru 4:30 pm
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Thursday: November 12, 2020
When IDD Co-Occurs with Mental Illness Training
Time: 1:00 pm thru 1:30 pm
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Tuesday: November 17, 2020
Social Determinants of Health in Rural Populations
Time: 1:00 pm
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New: Friday, December 11, 2020
Ethics, COVID-19 & Telehealth: Part 1
Time: 2:00 pm thru 3:30 pm
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Thursday, December 13, 2020
Medicaid Managed Care Fireside Chat Webinar Series-Beneficiary Attribution
Time: 5:30 pm thru 6:30 pm
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
Clinical Quality Webinar Series-Behavioral Health
Time: 5:30 pm thru 6:30 pm
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
Medicaid Managed Care Fireside Chat Webinar Series-Policy Approvals, Process Changes & Appeals
Time: 5:30 pm thru 6:30 pm
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Thursday, January 21, 2021
Clinical Quality Webinar Series-TBD
Time: 5:30 pm thru 6:30 pm
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Please click on each of the following links to view details sent out from each LME/MCO.
Benchmarks' wants to be sure to make the following list handy for our members to visit and suggests a peek at least once per week to find information that may be pertinent to your agency and contracts.
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