Week of October 11, 2022

Advancing Health Equity and Reducing Health Disparities for People with Disabilities in the United States

October 4 web posted, October 13 Health Affairs research paper

Disability and Telehealth Since the COVID-19 Pandemic: Barriers, Opportunities, and Policy Implications

October 5 NIDILRR NARIC shared Univ of MI CDHW research brief

Background on Medicaid Race and Ethnicity Data Collection and Reporting

September 15-16 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation

Improving Health Equity with Data

October 6 ASTHO shared Sept 19 ASTHO podcast

Better Health Data: Opportunities and Limitations of Health Data

October 6 Alliance for Health Policy briefing materials

Strategic Planning To Coordinate Equity Efforts

September 29 RWJ Fd Raising the Bar webinar recording

National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being

October 3 National Academy of Medicine special publication

Exploring Core Competencies for Info and Assistance (I&A) Professionals in Self-Direction

October 4 ACL NCAPPS webinar and Sept report

Developing Meaningful and Effective Partnerships Between State Leaders and Community Health Worker Associations

September 7 NASHP blog

Community Health Workers – Their Role in Medicare

September 6 NACHW response to CMS RFI

Disability-Inclusive Disaster Planning: New Interactive Maps

October 5 Mathematica announced web resources

Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integrating Care in Medicaid Fee-for-Service

September 15-16 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting discussion

Designed To Fail: Measurement of Patient Experience – Behavioral Health Diagnosis

October 5 Mental Health America first Designed To Fail blog

How County Elected Officials Can Support Crisis Triage Centers: A Place for Community Members To Go During a Behavioral Health Emergency

October 5 National Association of Counties brief

Changing the Way We Care for Adults with ID/DD

October 3 Community Catalyst video series

How Digital Health Care Supports Patient-Centered Care

September 29 AHRQ blog

Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) and Other Patient-Generated Health Data (PGHD); SDOH; CMS Claims Data – White Papers and PCORI RFIs

October 4 PCORI announced 3 NORC at Univ Chicago white papers and RFI

Achieving Comprehensive, Equitable Primary Care Services: How Risk Adjustment for Medical and Social Complexity Helps

Improving Access To and Enrollment in Medicare PACE Programs

October 4 Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) webinar and report

Medicare Advantage; Medicare Part D Medication – Plans: CMS Releases Star Performance Data

October 7 CMS released data