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Altarum Releases Policy Scorecard Report to Help States Strengthen Efforts to Address Affordability of Health Care
January 07, 2020 | Press Release
Lawmakers, policymakers, government officials, consumer advocates, and the public can use this scorecard to understand how their state performs on addressing health care affordability relative to other states, and to craft a road map for specific evidence-based policy actions. Additionally, a few exemplar states in this scorecard provide proof-of-concept that other states can emulate.
Bureau of Justice Assistance Enlists Altarum to Help Criminal Justice Organizations Implement Peer Recovery Support Services to Address Opioid Crisis
December 10, 2019 | Press Release
Altarum is expanding the reach of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Peer Recovery Support Services Training and Technical Assistance Center, a critical resource to criminal justice and social services organizations across the nation.
Altarum to Monitor and Evaluate the Community Care Corps, a Federal Initiative to Recruit and Train Volunteers to Provide Non-medical Care to Elders
December 03, 2019 | Announcement
Altarum is part of a team that is leading the development of the Community Care Corps, a federal initiative to recruit and train volunteers to provide non-medical care to elders.
Altarum Presents Innovative Work at APHA’s 2019 Annual Meeting
December 02, 2019 | Announcement
Several of our experts attended the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting last month to share findings of our work in eldercare, oral health, opioid use disorder, and military health—all in the service of our mission to advance health of vulnerable and publicly insured populations.
Services for Social Determinants of Health Play a Bigger Role in Health Care Delivery and Policy
November 14, 2019 | Perspective
As the age wave rapidly transforms Medicare and the wider U.S. health care sector during the 2020s, policymakers and stakeholders are starting to pay much closer attention to including supportive services as part of the continuum of health care delivery. We examine an array of models that are aimed at fostering better coordination, quality oversight, and efficiency in care for tens of millions of Medicare beneficiaries who need both medical care and supportive services.
Altarum and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute to Help Michigan Primary Care Practices Expand Treatment of Unhealthy Alcohol Use
November 13, 2019 | Press Release
Altarum and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute have been awarded a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to help primary care practices in Michigan increase screening and treatment for unhealthy alcohol use.
Michigan State University and Altarum to Assess Economic Impacts of Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule
October 30, 2019 | Press Release
MSU, Safe Water Engineering, and Altarum will conduct a detailed analysis of the economic costs and benefits of implementing the 2018 Lead and Copper Rule that directs Michigan’s utilities to replace all lead service lines by 2041.
Patients Give High Marks to Dual-Eligible Medicaid/Medicare Program in Michigan
October 28, 2019 | Announcement
Altarum's interoperability expertise helped MI Health Link provide faster referrals and improved access to behavioral health services, resulting in increased patient satisfaction for a population with complex needs.