General Implementation Tools

Following are practical tools to help Medicaid agencies, state and local health departments, and other payers and purchasers plan, design, implement, and assess CDC’s 6|18 Initiative prevention activities.

These general tools are complemented by a collection of condition-specific tools and will be updated regularly as lessons from state and local agencies implementing 6|18 interventions emerge.

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Brief/Report | December 2020
This brief offers considerations, tips, and best practices to facilitate data sharing to support Medicaid-public health partnerships, and examples of jurisdictions that have set up effective data-sharing arrangements.
Guide/Toolkit | December 2020
Guides Medicaid-public health teams in assessing cross-agency relationships and describe accomplishments to date, evaluating priorities for ongoing work, and sustaining broad Medicaid-public health partnerships.
Fact Sheet | November 2019
Provides an overview of CDC’s 6|18 Initiative, including a list of participating states and jurisdictions, and details the six high-burden conditions and intervention strategies for each.
Webinar | September 2019
Explores state considerations and approaches for sustaining 6|18 Initiative efforts. It will feature innovations from states, along with insights from CHCS and the CDC.
Technical Assistance Tool | August 2019
Outlines how states can partner with Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to implement evidence-based prevention interventions under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 6|18 Initiative for one or more high-burden, high-cost health conditions.
Technical Assistance Tool | August 2019
Provides guidance for Medicaid-public health teams interested in presenting a business case to state or health plan leadership related to Medicaid coverage for an evidence-based intervention under the 6|18 Initiative.
Infographic | August 2019
Details the key components in building a team for state and territorial health departments interested in participating or newly participating in CDC’s 6|18 Initiative.
Technical Assistance Tool | August 2019
Includes various components of partnership development and can be customized by states to support capacity building training activities. 
Technical Assistance Tool | June 2019
Describe the core roles of Medicaid staff when partnering with their public health counterparts to implement evidence-based prevention interventions under CDC’s 6|18 Initiative.
Brief/Report | June 2019
Shows the agreement between Medicaid and public health teams that enables data sharing across collaborating partners.
Technical Assistance Tool | June 2019
Describe the core roles of state/territorial public health agencies when partnering with their Medicaid counterparts to implement evidence-based prevention interventions under CDC’s 6|18 Initiative.
Webinar | May 2019
Describes how state Medicaid and public health agencies can evaluate the impact of 6|18 Initiative prevention interventions.
Webinar | April 2019
Explores strategies for successful state engagement with Medicaid managed care organizations to promote coverage and adoption of evidence-based prevention strategies.
Webinar | January 2019
Addresses how to build the business case for new or expanded Medicaid prevention policies.
Brief/Report | June 2018
Helps Medicaid and public health officials make the case for investing in prevention strategies and aligning these efforts to help achieve state value-based payment goals.
Technical Assistance Tool | June 2018
Provides sample questions that have been compiled from surveys used by Medicaid and public health programs across the country to gather information about asthma control interventions.
Technical Assistance Tool | June 2018
Provides sample questions that have been compiled from surveys used by Medicaid and public health programs to gather information about tobacco cessation benefits from managed care organizations.
Technical Assistance Tool | June 2018
Provides key steps in creating a cost analysis and financial case for Medicaid and public health partners who want to implement 6|18 interventions.
Technical Assistance Tool | June 2018
Includes performance improvement projects related to: controlling asthma, preventing diabetes, controlling high blood pressure, and reducing tobacco use.
Brief/Report | June 2018
Features background information on Collaborative Practice Agreements (CPAs), CPA laws, state protocols, and related resources for 6|18 teams seeking to engage pharmacists to help increase access and reduce barriers to evidence-based interventions. 
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