Week of September 11, 2018

Medicaid Money Follows the Person – Program Overview

September 5 House Committee on Energy and Commerce reauthorization hearing and Sept 6 disability & aging organizations House briefing
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Homelessness in America: Focus on People with Disabilities Experiencing Chronic Homelessness

August 31 U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness report
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Data Resources To Determine the Long-Term Services and Supports Needs of Working Age Adults with Disabilities

August 30 Long Term Quality Alliance announced July 30 white paper
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Core Competencies on Disability Health Care Education – Promise To Reduce Health Care Disparities for Millions of Americans with Disabilities

August 21 Ohio State University, Ohio Disability & Health Program
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Person-Centered Approaches To Support People Dually Eligible for Medicare & Medicaid

September 6 CMS MMCO Resources for Integrated Care webinar slides & materials
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Medicaid Community Engagement, Work Requirements, and Consumer Empowerment Programs: Key Implementation & Operations Issues & Considerations

August 22 Health Management Associates Focus
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Advancing Health Care and Community-Based Organizations To Address Social Determinants: Lessons from the Field

August 17 Center for Health Care Strategies webinar materials
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Approaches To Extending Complex Care Models into the Community: Emerging Evidence

August 16 Center for Health Care Strategies webinar materials
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Across the States in 2018: Profiles of Long-Term Services & Supports

August 28 AARP announced reports
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Increasing Patient-Community Capacity To Engage in Quality Health Care

September 6 National Health Council announced seven education modules
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Shared Decision-Making Tools: One Size Does Not Fit All

August 28 PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) shared patient advocate video from earlier in the year
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Best Practices for Sustaining Behavioral Health Integration Models in Community Health Centers Using Health Information Technology

August 22 SAMHSA-HRSA-Center for Integrating Health Solutions webinar materials
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Medicare PACE Programs – Serving Adults with Serious Mental Illness

September 6 Center for Health Care Strategies brief on PACE – Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
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“Money, Money, Money: My Rep Payee Manages That”

August 30 Council for Quality and Leadership blog
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“Cost-Effectiveness Measures Used By CVS Caremark Discriminate Against People with Disabilities”

August 30 Partnership To Improve Patient Care (PIPC) blog published in Real Clear Health
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Addressing an Epidemic of Loneliness

August 23 Commonwealth Fund podcast
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Public Reporting on CMS Physician Compare Program

September 5 CMS announced July 24 & August 2 webinar materials
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