Week of September 7, 2021

CDC State Disability and Health 5 Years (2021-2026) Awards Announced

August 27 CDC NCBDDDD DHDD news announcement

Public Health Workforce Resilience – Response Library (and COVID-19 Responses)

August 25 NACCHO Preparedness Update

Community Health Workers: CDC Grants to 68 Organizations for COVID-19 Response

September 3 CDC announcement listing all 68 organizations by state

Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: CMS Seeks Program Experiences; September 16 Deadline

August 26 CMS MMCO for Arnold Ventures request for information

Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Report on Enrollee Experiences

August 20 American Institutes for Research IMPAQ announced report

Medicaid Non-Emergency Transportation Benefit: Stakeholder Perspectives on Trends and Innovations

August 25 Health Management Associates review

Medicaid & CHIP Core Quality Measures: Mathematica to CMS Recommendations Include LTSS Comprehensive Care Plans

August 31 Mathematica to CMS announced final core measures report, commissioned by CMS

NQF Committee Endorses National Core Indicators (NCI) ID/DD – Public Comments Due By September 17

August 20 NQF announced Patient Experience and Function draft report for public commen

Self-Direction: Video Explains

August 19 Applied Self-Direction announced video on their home page

Creating Person-Centered Care and Service Plans – A Toolkit

August 30 announced Aug 26 Community Catalyst toolkit

Community Health Workers’ Role in Advocating Equity

August 24 RWJ Fd County Health Rankings and Roadmaps webinar materials

Evaluating Inclusiveness of Multi-Sector Community Health Networks

September 1 RWJ Fd Systems for Action webinar materials

Identifying Equitable Solutions with What Works for Health

August 26 RWJ Fd County Health Rankings and Roadmaps webinar materials

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Priorities To Advance Disability Equity

August 23 PIPC shared, PCORI supported, Disability Equity Collaborative paper

Community Health Center Staffing Transformation Following Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition

August 26 HRSA BPHC webinar slides

Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: Primary Care in Rural Areas (5 States)

August 30 National Academy for State Health Policy analysis; focused on AL, CO, ID, ME, OK

NQF Committee Endorses Primary Care Continuity of Care Measure – Public Comments Due By September 17

August 20 NQF announced Primary Care and Chronic Illness draft report

Person-Centered Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in Complex Care Programs

August 25 RWJ Fd-AARP-Camden Coalition National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs brief

Whole-Person Care for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder

August 25 SAMHSA HHRC toolkit and webinar

Guardianship – State Experiences and Persons with ID/DD

August 27 HSRI-NASDDDS shared National Core Indicators shared data highlight