The goal of this program is to improve service delivery in the MI Choice Waiver program—the Medicaid-funded home and community-based program that serves nursing home eligible patients at home—by introducing three evidence-based approaches to care. Through these...
This initiative will address the negative health impacts of depression, anxiety, and social isolation among homebound older adults in three MDHHS programs. The University of Michigan will partner with the MI Choice Waiver Program, Home Help, Adult Services Program,...
This project will create a collaborative network of local health departments, Area Agencies on Aging, and local Community Mental Health Authorities to address health-related needs of adults 60 and older and develop a coordinated system by which the local agencies work...
This project will optimize the structure and delivery of behavioral health services to children and youth to promote growth, opportunity, and wellness. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will identify opportunities for refinement in Medicaid-funded...
This program will help Medicaid participants aged 50 years and older live healthier, more independent lives by increasing access to public benefits that can pay for food, medicine, and housing. Benefits Data Trust, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services,...
The Michigan Elder Justice Initiative will expand its MI Health Link Ombudsman program to support older adults in PACE and Medicaid’s MI Choice program. Currently, individuals in these communities do not have a dedicated advocate to help with problems related to...
Healthy Lifetime is a personalized, virtual program that empowers older adults to maintain independence by focusing on communication skills, health habits, medication adherence, and problem-solving. This grant will expand the program into Medicaid’s home and...
This project will provide better treatment for individuals with sickle cell anemia by creating a quality improvement collaborative for Medicaid Health Plans. Health plans within specific regions will receive an incentive only if there is demonstrated improvement among...
The HALTing Diabetes initiative aims to reduce health disparities and to address the absence of a statewide, sustainable infrastructure for a virtual Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) delivery that focuses on serving older adults and adults eligible for Medicaid. NKF...
