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State Health and Value Strategies (SHVS), in partnership with Manatt Health, Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR), State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC), Bailit Health, and GMMB developed this resource page to serve as an accessible “one-stop” source of COVID-19 information for states. This resource is designed to support states seeking to make coverage and essential services available to all of their residents, especially high-risk and vulnerable people, during the COVID-19 pandemic. SHVS will update this page frequently with new resources as they become available.

If you have materials you are willing to share with other states through this page, or if there are topics of particular concern that you would like addressed, please contact SHVS.

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State Examples and Models Covid-19

COVID-19 Disparities Reform: NY 1115 Research and Demonstration Waiver Amendment

New York

The New York State Department of Health submitted an application requesting $13.52 billion over five years to fund a new amendment to its 1115 Demonstration waiver that addresses the health disparities and systemic healthcare delivery issues that have been both highlighted and intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Date Created: Sep 12, 2022
State Examples and Models Covid-19

New York State Department of Health Funding for Community-based Wellness Organizations

New York State Department of Health

The New York State Department of Health announced two funding opportunities that will provide $10.7 million in funding for small, community-based wellness organizations to encourage the expansion or development of new COVID-19 mitigation and prevention resources and services. These grants will support local organizations that are trusted voices within under-resourced communities, including rural communities that are at greater risk of contracting COVID-19.

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Date Created: Aug 1, 2022
State Examples and Models Covid-19

Governor Walz Announces $15 Million Allocation of Federal American Rescue Plan Funds

Minnesota

Governor Tim Walz announced an allocation of $15 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to help emergency shelters serving vulnerable Minnesotans improve COVID-19 mitigation measures. The funding will support the state’s Emergency Services Program grants, which are awarded to organizations that provide emergency shelter and essential services for people who are homeless. The funds will be competitively awarded, prioritizing investments that acquire or modify shelter spaces to improve prevention of COVID-19 transmission or outbreaks.

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Date Created: Oct 1, 2021
State Examples and Models Covid-19

Students Currently Enrolled in Institutions of Higher Learning Now Temporarily Eligible to Participate in Wisconsin FoodShare

Wisconsin

Press release announcing some students currently enrolled in institutions of higher learning are temporarily eligible for food assistance

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Date Created: Mar 4, 2021
State Examples and Models Covid-19

Arizona Initiative Easing Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Sites for Vulnerable Individuals

Arizona

Arizona Launches Initiative Easing Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Sites for Vulnerable Individuals

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Date Created: Mar 4, 2021
Federal Statute and Guidance Covid-19

HHS OIG’s Active Work Plan Items – COVID-19

HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG)

HHS’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an updated list of its Active Work Plan Items reflective of OIG’s audits, evaluations, and inspections that are underway or planned in determination of providers’ compliance with temporary authorities during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The six newly-announced COVID-related work plan items include:

– Audit of HRSA’s Controls Over Medicare Providers’ Compliance with the Attestation, Submitted-Revenue-Information, and Quarterly Use-of-Funds Reporting Requirements Related to the $50 Billion General Distribution of the Provider Relief Fund.

– Medicare Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Program Integrity Risks.

– Audit of National Domestic Violence Hotline and Shelter-in-Place Orders During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

– Indian Health Service Use of Critical Care Response Teams To Support Health Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

– Public Health Actions Affecting Unaccompanied Children: Coordination Between CDC and the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

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Date Created: Oct 27, 2020
SHVS Resources Covid-19

Maintaining Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Amid Postal Delays and Housing Displacements

SHVS/Manatt Health

In light of recent postal delays and housing displacements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic crisis, and a wave of natural disasters across the country, state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies face new challenges communicating with their enrollees about their health coverage. Acting now to mitigate these challenges is essential as states are preparing for the end of the public health emergency (PHE) and “catching up” on coverage renewals for a large portion of their enrollees. This expert perspective reviews strategies that state Medicaid and CHIP agencies may consider to help mitigate coverage losses.

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Date Created: Sep 22, 2020
Federal Statute and Guidance Covid-19

HUD Urges Localities to Prevent Evictions by Using Grant Funds

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Citing the August 8 Executive Order by the Trump Administration, “Fighting the Spread of COVID-19 by Providing Assistance to Renters and Homeowners,” HUD reminded all grantees that received Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) or Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds that they may use these funds to provide rental assistance or other aid to individuals experiencing financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic and are at risk of being evicted. In its press release, HUD also announced its toolkit for landlords and Public Housing Authorities to help ensure protections against evictions and foreclosures.

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Date Created: Sep 15, 2020
Federal Funding Awards Covid-19

HUD Awards Nearly $2 Billion in CARES Act Relief Funds, Focusing on Communities with Higher Risk of Eviction

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD announced nearly $2 billion in CARES Act supplemental Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program awards for states and localities. This is the third and final distribution of the $5 billion authorized by the CARES Act to help communities combat the coronavirus and alleviate economic hardship. HUD indicates that the methodology used to inform the latest distribution targets households facing higher risk of eviction. Specifically, the methodology prioritizes:

– Communities with high rates of individuals in industries with high job loss in states with high unemployment;

– Communities with high rates of businesses in industries with high job loss in states with high unemployment; and

– Concentrations of those most at risk for transmission and risk of eviction, with higher amounts for states with high rates of coronavirus.

Citing the August 8 Executive Order by the Trump Administration, “Fighting the Spread of COVID-19 by Providing Assistance to Renters and Homeowners,” HUD indicated that the funds may be used to provide rental assistance or other aid to individuals who are experiencing financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic and are at risk of being evicted.HUD also announced the full-year allocations for the Office of Community Building and Development’s (CPD) formula programs which includes CARES Act supplemental funding as well as non-supplemental funding.

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Date Created: Sep 15, 2020
Federal Funding Awards Covid-19

HUD Releases Guidance on Prioritizing Across Federal Non-Congregate Shelter Funds

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD released guidance for state agencies on how to prioritize use of funds for providing non-congregate shelter for homeless populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the document provides prioritization guidance over various phases of the emergency (e.g., initial request, implementation, after FEMA funding concludes, etc.) on the following funds:- FEMA Emergency Declaration / Major Disaster Declaration for COVID-19 authorizing Public Assistance (PA) Category B Emergency Protective Measures- HUD Emergency Solutions Grant – Coronavirus (ESG-CV)- HUD Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus (CDBG-CV)

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Date Created: Jun 26, 2020
Federal Statute and Guidance Covid-19

FEMA Issues Guidance on Non-Congregate Sheltering

FEMA

FEMA issued guidance defining the framework, policy details, and requirements for determining eligible work and costs reimbursable by FEMA for non-congregate sheltering. The guidance acknowledges that sheltering operations during the COVID-19 public health emergency may require state and local governments to consider strategies for sheltering individuals that does not increase the risk of exposure to or further transmission of COVID-19, thereby increasing the need for non-congregate sheltering.

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Date Created: Jun 23, 2020
Federal Funding Awards Covid-19

HUD Announces $2.96 Billion to Support Homeless Population

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD announced $2.96 billion in CARES Act funding in Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) to state and local governments, which will support homeless individuals and those at risk of becoming homeless by making more emergency shelters available, covering the cost of operating emergency shelters and hotel/motel vouchers, providing other essential services and rapidly rehousing homeless individual.

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Date Created: Jun 12, 2020
SHVS Resources Covid-19

Five Key Questions State Health Officials Can Ask Right Now to Advance Health Equity During COVID-19 Response Efforts

SHVS/Health Equity Solutions

Early evidence suggests there are health disparities based on race, gender, and geography in both the contraction of COVID-19 and deaths related to the virus. People of color and those who live in urban centers are faring worse from this pandemic. These higher rates of illness and death are rooted in longstanding, structural inequities in our country. While these inequities cannot be fixed overnight, states can begin to foster a more equitable and just COVID-19 response, relief, and recovery effort by employing a few key guidelines. This expert perspective poses a series of questions states can use to inform immediate actions to strengthen their initial responses and lay the foundation for broader reforms to advance health equity.

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Date Created: May 6, 2020
SHVS Resources Covid-19

Health Equity and COVID-19: Tracking and Taking Action to Address Disparities

SHVS/Health Equity Solutions/SHADAC

On Thursday, May 7, State Health and Value Strategies hosted a webinar that reported on how states are tracking the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations and provided a framework for states to examine their COVID-19 response efforts to yield better outcomes for such populations. As the COVID-19 crisis evolves, it has become increasingly clear that vulnerable populations are disproportionately impacted. Unsurprisingly, these disparately affected groups are the same ones that have long experienced stark health disparities, such as communities of color, low income populations, and those that reside in congregate living facilities (nursing homes, jails, shelters, etc.). During the webinar, technical experts from Health Equity Solutions and SHADAC shared findings from recent SHVS publications.

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Date Created: May 8, 2020
State Examples and Models Covid-19

Mayor de Blasio Announces ‘Take Care Initiative’ to Help New Yorkers Safely Separate

New York

In addition to helping New Yorkers safely separate, the city will also support those who are separating at home by designating Resource Navigators, who work with community-based organizations across the city, to help New Yorkers overcome logistical issues such as accessing medicine or clean laundry.

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Date Created: Jun 4, 2020
Analysis, State Examples and Models Covid-19

Four Recommendations to Ensure Connecticut’s COVID-19 Response Does not Leave Anyone Behind

Connecticut Health Foundation

Recommendations developed by the Connecticut Health Foundation aimed at ensuring the state’s COVID-19 response reaches those who are most at risk.

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Date Created: Jun 1, 2020
Analysis Covid-19

COVID-19 and the Impact on Communities of Color: Our Nation’s Inequities Exposed

Dialogue4Health

Webinar on racial inequities of COVID-19 and impact on communities of color

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Date Created: Jun 1, 2020
Analysis Covid-19

States Lead The Way in Responding To COVID-19 And Advancing Innovative Health Policy Solutions On Many Fronts

Health Affairs

This Health Affairs blog post highlights states’ policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as their proactive approaches to addressing a wide range of health concerns.

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Date Created: May 19, 2020
Federal Funding Awards Covid-19

HUD Announces Additional CDBG Funding Allocation

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD announced allocations for $1 billion in funding to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grantees, including all states and insular areas. This allocation is the second CDBG allocation from the CARES Act, with $3 billion of the total $5 billion awarded to date, and was based on: public health needs, risk of transmission of coronavirus, number of coronavirus cases compared to the national average, economic and housing market disruptions, and other factors.

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Date Created: May 15, 2020
Analysis Covid-19

The Fierce Urgency of Now: Federal and State Policy Recommendations to Address Health Inequalities in the Era of COVID-19

Families USA

This comprehensive report begins by describing the link between social injustice and COVID-19 outcomes at the local level, including original analysis of economic and disease data for 11 counties with high Black and Latino populations that are among the hardest-hit counties in the United States. The second section of this report provides an action guide for health equity advocates, identifying short-term policy options that respond to the current pandemic and longer-term policy.

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Date Created: May 29, 2020
Analysis Covid-19

On coronavirus, we know who will pay the price when states reopen before they should

USA Today

Opinion piece written by Dr. Richard Besser, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Date Created: May 11, 2020
Federal Funding Awards Covid-19

Updates to Emergency Food and Shelter Program Funding

FEMA

The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) National Board announced the allocations of CARES Act ($200 million) and annual FY 2019 appropriations ($120 million) distributed to Local EFSP Boards throughout the country. Local Boards will begin accepting applications from local organizations that can provide emergency food and shelter services. Local Boards’ plans for the funding are due to the National Board by 5/29/20. Organizations seeking to apply should contact their jurisdiction’s Local Board for more details.

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Date Created: May 8, 2020
Federal Funding Awards Covid-19

Housing and Urban DevelopmentFunding Allocation Announcement: HUD Allocates Second Wave Of Relief Funds, Over Half A Billion Dollars To Help Protect Low-Income Americans

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD announced allocations for $685 million in funding to public housing agencies (PHA) through the Public Housing Operating Fund and can be used for a wide range of preparation, prevention and response actions.

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Date Created: May 5, 2020
Federal Funding Awards Covid-19

Competitive Funding Application Open: Funding Available to Develop National Infrastructure for Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 within Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Office of Minority Health (OMH) and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health announced a $40 million funding opportunity for the development and coordination of a strategic network of national, state, territorial, tribal and local organizations to deliver important COVID-19-related information to racial and ethnic minority, rural and socially vulnerable communities hardest hit by the pandemic. Applications are due by Monday, May 11 at 6 pm ET.

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Date Created: May 5, 2020
Analysis Covid-19

Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network (SIREN): COVID-19 Health Equity, Policy, and Social Risk Impact Data

Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network (SIREN)

The Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network (SIREN) at the University of California San Francisco, is a research organization focused on the intersection of medical and social services. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, SIREN has developed a resource center of sites aggregating data about health equity, policy, and social risk related to the coronavirus and related financial crisis.

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Date Created: May 5, 2020
Federal Funding Awards Covid-19

The Administration for Children and Families to Release Funding to Support Child Welfare Services

HHS / The Administration for Children and Families

ACF announced intent to award $45 million to states, territories, and tribes to support the child welfare needs of families during the crisis and to help keep families together, as authorized by the CARES Act.

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Date Created: Apr 28, 2020
SHVS Resources Covid-19

Responding to COVID-19: State Strategies for Medicaid and Commercial Health Insurance Oversight

SHVS/Manatt Health

Webinar recording and slide deck from webinar hosted on March 18, 2020.

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Date Created: Apr 9, 2020
Analysis Covid-19

Establishing State and Federal Correctional Health Coordinators to respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Community Oriented Correctional Health Services

This analysis shows how the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing life-threatening gaps in the health system’s response for people who are in involved in the criminal justice system.

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Date Created: Apr 24, 2020
State Examples and Models Covid-19

COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions: Behavioral Health Services for People Experiencing Homelessness

California

California has a demonstrated need for hotel and motel rooms around the State to immediately provide non-congregate shelter options for the sick and medically vulnerable.

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Date Created: Apr 24, 2020
State Examples and Models Covid-19

Virginia Dramatically Decreases Jail Population Following Guidance from Governor Northam

Virginia

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s collaborative efforts to release low-level offenders from local and regional jails in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are working, and the administration’s guidelines have been effective in decreasing the jail population.

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Date Created: Apr 24, 2020
Federal Statute and Guidance Covid-19

Interim guidance for homeless service providers to plan and respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

CDC

Recommendations and guidance on COVID-19 response for service providers working with homeless populations, including overnight emergency shelters, day shelters, and meal service providers.

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Date Created: Apr 13, 2020
SHVS Resources Covid-19

State Medicaid and CHIP Strategies to Respond to the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

SHVS/Manatt Health

This expert perspective, written by experts at Manatt Health, discusses strategies state Medicaid and CHIP agencies can pursue as part of their response to COVID-19.

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Date Created: Apr 9, 2020
Federal Statute and Guidance Covid-19

Use of Telephone Evaluations to Initiate Buprenorphine Prescribing

DEA

This guidance allows practitioners further flexibility in prescribing and dispensing buprenorphine to new and existing patients with opioid use disorder via telephone without examination in person or via telemedicine.

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Date Created: Apr 9, 2020
Analysis Covid-19

Summary of Healthcare Provisions of COVID-19 Stimulus Package #3 (CARES Act)

Manatt Health

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Date Created: Apr 9, 2020
State Examples and Models Covid-19

Resources to support people experiencing homelessness

Maine

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Date Created: Apr 9, 2020
State Examples and Models Covid-19

Guidance for Homeless Assistance Providers on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

California

The California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency released guidance for homeless assistance providers on how to protect individuals experiencing homelessness, as well as their volunteers and employees who serve this vulnerable population, from the spread of COVID-19

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Date Created: Apr 9, 2020
Federal Statute and Guidance Covid-19

H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Congress

Second COVID-19 response / stimulus bill.

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Date Created: Apr 9, 2020
Analysis Covid-19

Summary of Key Healthcare Provisions in the Second COVID-19 Stimulus Bill

Manatt Health

Summary of Key Healthcare Provisions in the Second COVID-19 Stimulus Bill.

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Date Created: Apr 9, 2020
State Templates and Toolkits Covid-19

1115 Application Process

CMS

This page includes guidance and a template for COVID-19 1115 waiver demonstrations.

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Date Created: Apr 8, 2020
State Examples and Models Covid-19

NJ Human Services Works to Protect & Help Maintain Continued Benefits for Residents Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

New Jersey

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Date Created: Apr 8, 2020
State Examples and Models Covid-19

Child and Family Services COVID-19 Response

Maine

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Date Created: Apr 8, 2020
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