Business Acumen Learning Collaborative.

Business Acumen Learning Collaborative State Teams

Each state team in the Business Acumen Learning Collaborative (BALC) includes at least one state agency and CBO serving persons with disabilities (physical, intellectual and/or developmental). Most also include an integrated healthcare entity or other organization dedicated to the sustainability of CBOs serving people with disabilities. The five state teams represent Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York and Texas. Each state team is collaboratively working together on an overall aim to develop and implement business-related strategies to state-specific challenges to integrating long-term services and supports and healthcare services. The BALC launched in August 2017 at NASUAD's National HCBS Conference. Below you can read more information about each state team's aim.

Maryland

Maryland’s Centers for Independent Living will understand the components, timeline, and potential of the state’s unique Total Cost of Care Model; evaluate their current capacity and service nature; facilitate partnerships with healthcare entities; and develop draft business plans to establish formal relationships with them.​
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Missouri

Create an integrated system that demonstrates improved health outcomes, reduced costs, and increased stakeholder satisfaction through building collaboration and CBO capacity for people with IDD who are aging and/or living with co-occurring conditions.
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New Hampshire

Strengthen and prepare New Hampshire’s Long Term Supports and Services (LTSS) system, including, but not limited to CBOs, the Bureau of Developmental Services (BDS) and the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services (BEAS) for the evolution of integrated, high quality and efficient services for individuals in need of support. 
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New York

CBO providers in New York will be successful in building & implementing integrated care systems (Care Coordination Organizations/Health Homes) for the intellectually and developmentally disabled population.

Texas

Assist all partners in enhancing skills that enable them to be successful working in a managed care environment.
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