The MLTSS institute is a collaboration between ADvancing States members and national Medicaid health plans intended to drive improvements in key MLTSS policy issues, facilitate sharing and learning among states, and provide direct and intensive technical assistance to states and health plans.   All three focus areas of the Institute include the common themes of: 1) building state agency capacity; 2) fostering innovation at the state level; and 3) providing a feedback loop to the federal policy dialogue.  ADvancing States is advised by a stellar advisory council made up of State MLTSS leaders and national health plan LTSS leaders; the members are listed below.

In the nine years since the Institute was founded, ten issue briefs have been published ranging from addressing the direct care workforce crisis to state considerations for implementing integrated care programs.  Of particular interest is the 2021 update to our flagship brief Demonstrating the Value of MLTSS Programs. You can find all MLTSS Institute publications on the Resources page.

• Presentations to state leadership, legislators, and providers on national MLTSS trends and implications for state agencies on implications and oversight.
• Serving as a national subject matter expert in meetings with key advisory boards and taskforces i nthe community to chart short- and long-term planning objectives.
• Reviewing and providing feedback on quality strategies/measures.
• Writing or editing state's managed care authority documents (SPAs or waivers), MLTSS RFPs, or MCO contracts.
• Developing and/or reviewing MCO readiness review tools and recommendations for addressing MLTSS program elements, including participation on readiness reviews if requested.