Learning Collaboratives.

The HCBS Business Acumen Center's first Learning Collaborative brings together state teams comprised of state agencies, community-based organizations (CBOs) serving persons with disabilities, integrated healthcare entities and other organizations to work together to develop and implement business-related strategies to state-specific challenges to integrating long term services and supports and healthcare services. This work will focus on developing the business acumen of CBOs so that they are prepared to work within a changing business environment.

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Learn More About the State Teams.

Each of the five state teams 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. Below you can read more information about each state.

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

To 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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