Week of July 30, 2024

Improving Access To Medical Care for People with Disabilities: Department of Justice Final Rule

July 26 DOJ press release on final rules.

Supporting the Health Care Needs of People with Disabilities

July 25 NIHCM infographic.

Access To Health Care for People with Disabilities During Public Health Emergencies

July 23 ASTHO blog.

Disability and Preparedness Specialist Program: Impact Evaluation

July 23 ASTHO blog.

Enabling Technology in Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS)

July 19 ADvancing States report.

Peer Support Specialists: Substance-Use Care – State Legal Mapping

July 23 ASTHO shared on-line state law mapping resources.

The Future of Financing Integrated Behavioral and General Health Care

July 18 NCMW CoE on HIS webinar slides.

Effective Community Engagement in Health Care – A Roadmap

July 9 Camden Coalition roadmap.

Supporting Health Equity Strategic Planning: Lessons From Safety Net Health Plans

July 16 Center for Health Care Strategies paper.

Collaborative Care Could Help Reduce Disparities in Mental Health Treatment

July 2 NIMH research highlight web posting.

Mental Health Needs of Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease

July 22 HHS OASH webinar; the SCD Assn of Am toolkit was shared, linked here. Upcoming – August 19 – webinar on quality of life and September 24 HHS OASH summit on SCD.

Coalition Building: Strategies and Perspectives in Disability Advocacy

July 18 ACL funded, HSRI Grassroots Project webinar slides.

Finding One’s Advocacy Community: Stories and Insights From the Disability Community

June ACL funded, HSRI Grassroots Project webinar slides.

Compensating People with Lived Experience as Health Equity

July 11 All in Data for Community Health shared June 27 blog.

CMS Releases Oral Health Cross-Cutting Initiative Fact Sheet

July 23 CMS released initiative fact sheet.

Primary Care Impact: Medicare Part B Payment

July 16 Primary Care Collaborative-CMS discussion recording and slides.

Positioning Telehealth Policy To Ensure High Quality, Effective Care

July 15 Bipartisan Policy Center issue brief.

CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

July 23 American Statistical Association shared and prepared NCHS overview.

United States Core Data for Interoperability, Version V Announced

July 23 HHS ONC announced USCDI version 5.

National Academies Final Report on Expanding Behavioral Health – August 8 Release Briefing

August 8 webinar registration for the National Academies public report release webinar.
    About 20% of all Americans live with a behavioral health condition, but only half of this population receives treatment—with direct consequences that include poor physical health outcomes, increased health care costs, and reduced quality of life and life span. Barriers to obtaining behavioral health treatment are most evident in populations using Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace insurance plans. Expanding behavioral health care provider participation in these programs can help respond to the critical need to enhance equitable access to vital behavioral health care services. A report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines the current challenges in increasing the behavioral health care workforce capacity to better meet the needs of publicly insured populations and proposes strategies to address those challenges. At a public release webinar, members of the report authoring committee will discuss the report’s key messages and recommendations and answer audience questions.