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National Collaborative Aims to Improve Managed Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Seven states have been selected to participate in a year-long learning collaborative, facilitated by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) in partnership with AMCHP, designed to assist state efforts to improve Medicaid managed care for children with special health care needs. NASHP and AMCHP will provide technical assistance and learning opportunities, with emphasis placed on use of the National Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Medicaid quality measurement. The seven states participating in the learning collaborative, which is supported by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, are Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.

Call for Applications: 2018 Leadership Lab
AMCHP is requesting applications for participation in the 2018 Leadership Lab. The Leadership Lab is built on peer-to peer collaboration. Participants will spend 10 months engaging in self-directed learning modules, creating an individual development plan, and participating in quarterly webinars. Applicants can cater their learning through applying to participate in one of the following cohorts: Family Leaders, Next Generation Leaders, New Title V/MCH and CYSHCN Directors, or the Epi-Net P2P. Applications are due by Oct. 27, at 8 p.m. ET.