Barriers To Accessing Health Care: GAO Seeks Lived Experiences of Adults with Disabilities
October 31 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requested survey; deadline for response is November 30.
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Census Bureau Convening on Disability Data and Measurement
October 28 Census Bureau director blog on the September 30 disability stakeholders meeting.
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“It Is Time To Stop Using the Washington Group Questions To Measure Disabilities in U.S. Federal Surveys”
October 29 Syracuse University web posted article by researchers Drs. Landes, Swenor, and Hall.
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Collecting Data to Support People with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
October 29 CDC NCBDDD shared CSTE educational resources.
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Community-Based Organizations (CBOs): Building Inclusive Spaces for People with Disabilities
October 30 Scan Foundation shared guide for CBOs.
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Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Experience Studies in AZ and MN
October 30 CMS MMCO ICRC shared Mathematica experience studies.
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Low Income – “Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMBs)” – CMS and CFPB Billing Protections
October 31 CMS and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announcements and materials protecting low-income Medicare beneficiaries (QMBs) from Medicare Advantage improper billings.
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Long COVID: Implications for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
October 24 National Academy of Medicine briefing recording and materials.
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Long COVID: Rates by Geographic Area
October 29 AHRQ shared stats report.
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Behavioral Health Integration in Medicaid Managed Care: Evidence Roundup
October 31 Better Care Playbook for People with Complex Needs blog.
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Rural Health: Finding Stats, Data, and Definitions
October 25 HRSA FORHP shared Rural Health Information Hub resources.
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Rural U.S.: Trends in the Health Workforce Serving Rural U.S.
October 31 HRSA funded, Univ of WA Rural Health Research Center report.
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Social Security Customer Service and Funding Challenges: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions
October 22 Urban Institute briefing recording and materials, including SSA Commissioner presentation and Q&A.
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Social Security Disability and Sickle Cell Disease
October 25 SSA guide for health professionals providing medical evidence.
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Sickle Cell Disease in Social Security Disability Evaluations
September SSA commissioned National Academy of Medicine study outline.
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Value Assessment – Terminology and Suggested Framework
October 29 NHC shared March 2020 value assessment resource.
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Value Assessment – Patient-Centeredness Domains
October 29 NHC shared value assessment materials.
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Improving Hospital Handoffs: Using AHRQ’s Hospital Surveys
October 30 AHRQ webinar materials and slides. A recording will be posted.
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Quality Measures: Translating Reliability and Validity Findings Into Actionable Insights
October 23 CMS and Battelle webinar slides.
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