Week of October 3, 2017

Disability Data in Community Health Assessments – Seeking Success Stories

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is seeking success stories
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Autonomy, Empowerment, and Supported Decision-Making

August 29 Council on Quality and Leadership white paper
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Challenges in Measuring Quality in Community-Based Programs

July Health Affairs article being discussed by the National Quality Forum
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Integrating Health, Wellness, and Longevity Through Peer Wellness Specialists

September SAMHSA podcast
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Serving Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare & Medicaid: Medicaid Agency-State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) Partnerships

July CMS MMCO Integrated Care Resource Center TA brief announced by Community Catalyst
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A Roadmap for Promoting Health Equity and Eliminating Disparities: National Quality Forum Final Report To HHS

September 14 NQF report to HHS, released September 28
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A Roadmap for Promoting Health Equity and Eliminating Disparities: National Quality Forum Final Report To HHS – Part 2

AAHD staff preliminary and quick Sept 28 summary notes
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Navigating Care Choices: How To Help Consumers Shop For Value

September 22 National Institute for Health Care Management webinar materials
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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation: Will Reshaping Medicaid Sacrifice an Important Benefit? 

September 20 Health Affairs blog
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Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (2): Minnesota Did Not Always Comply

September 28 HHS Office of the Inspector General announced audit
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Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (3): Oklahoma Did Not Always Comply

September 1 HHS Office of the Inspector General announced audit
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Medicaid Quality Measures for Adult Beneficiaries

August 31 National Quality Forum final report to CMS
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Adults of Color with Disabilities: Bottom Rung of the Economic Ladder

September 22 National Disability Institute report
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States Fund Services for Adults in Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) Using a Variety of Strategies

August 9 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report
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Federal Communications Commission Seeks Comments on Disability Complaint Procedures – October 26 Comment Deadline

September 18 FCC announced proposed rules
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State of the Science: Advances at the Intersection of Aging and Long Term Disability (part 4) – Upcoming October 20 Session Three on Healthcare Policy Implications for Adults Aging with Long-Term Disability

Webinar series announced by the University of Washington Healthy Aging & Physical Disability RRTC & National Council on Aging; part three Oct 20 is on healthcare policy implications
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