Neva Kaye
Title:
Senior Program Director
Organization:
National Academy for State Health Policy
Neva Kaye joined the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) in 1994 as director of the organization's Medicaid Resource Center. She was named a senior program director in 2005. In her current position, she manages major programs on Medicaid and managed care and directs the Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) program. She provides technical assistance to states in such areas as purchasing, quality improvement, eligibility, and reimbursement strategies. Before joining NASHP, Ms. Kaye served as director of Wisconsin's Medicaid managed care program. Ms. Kaye is the author of NASHP's biennial reports on Medicaid managed care and recently completed the 6th edition in that series: Medicaid Managed Care: Looking Forward, Looking Back. She holds a B.S. in industrial engineering and psychology from the University of Wisconsin.
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Over the past three years, National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) staff have provided technical assistance to Medicaid officials in 16 states that are designing and launching medical home demonstrations targeting low-income populations. With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), even states with the most successful medical home programs will need continued support to strengthen those efforts and capitalize on the ACA's numerous opportunities for creating a strong primary care foundation. In particular, state officials will need guidance on how to turn pilots into permanent programs, expand multipayer support, and create systems of integrated care. In this project, NASHP will help up to 17 experienced states sustain, strengthen, and expand their medical home initiatives and create useful models for all states.
The Commonwealth Fund's Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) program is helping states recognize that improving young children's developmental and health outcomes demands systemic linkages between primary care practices and other health services and community resources. Five states are now collaborating to develop sustainable models of community-based care coordination services and supports for child health care practices. In year 2 of this three-year project, states will test their implementation plans in selected communities, build the case for policy changes, and develop the capacity to spread effective care coordination models to other communities.