Week of June 18, 2024

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Final CMS Rules

June 4 Manatt webinar materials These are excellent in graphics and content.

Strengthening Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS)

June 7 AAHD communications policy highlight blog.

Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: D-SNPs – Frequently Asked Questions

June 11 Justice in Aging Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans FAQ document.

“A Long COVID Definition: A Chronic, Systematic Disease State with Profound Consequences”

June 11 National Academies report and webinar, requested by the HHS Assistant Secretary of Health.

Long COVID, Housing Stability and Accessibility, and People with Disabilities

June 8 Disability and Health Journal shared article.

ACA Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Final CMS Rules (5)

June 11 CPR and ITEM Coalitions (includes AAHD) summaries. The May 7, 14, and 21 and June 4 AAHD news included summaries of the 1557 rules.

Section 504 Disability Non-Discrimination Final Regulations (5)

June 11 CPR and ITEM Coalitions (includes AAHD) summaries. Section 504 resources were included in the May 7, 14, and 21 and June 4 AAHD news.

Person-Centered Care (Primary Care, Care Coordination, Behavioral Health) in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

June 13 HMA webinar on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Reform – Structural Topics and Recommendations; see slide #16 and the recording.

Person-Centered Planning: Technical Assistance Needs

June 13 ACL supported, HSRI NCAPPS shared April paper.

State of the Workforce for Aging and Disabilities

June 7 ADvancing States and HSRI report using NCI-AD data and experiences.

ACL No Wrong Door – Streamlined Access

June 5 ACL webinar materials.

ACL No Wrong Door – State Governance and State Staffing

June 10 ACL shared California Dept of Aging primer.

Navigating Successful Partnerships: Benefits and Strategies

June 12 ACL NARC webinar slides.

Chronic Disease Self-Management: ACL Announces 2024 Grantees

June 10 ACL announcement.

Medicaid Demographic Data Collection

June 11 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) annual report chapter four.

Persons with High Health Care Expenditures – Race/Ethnicity Distribution

June 11 AHRQ report.

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Care Coordination: Enhanced Federal Medicaid Match for State Info Technology Expenditures

June 14 CMS Information Bulletin.

A Better Response: Policies To Improve America’s Mental Health Crisis System

June 12 Inseparable report.

Community Inclusion and Participation of People with Mental Health Conditions in Rural Areas

June 6 NIDILRR supported Temple University Collaborative webinar slides.

It Takes All of Us: Community Care and Mental Health

June 6 AAHD All of Us Research webinar materials.

Understanding the CMS Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule (5)

June 6 National Consumer Voice for Q LTC shared podcast. Four items were included in the April 30 and May 21 AAHD news.