Week of November 5, 2024

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.

Census Bureau Convening on Disability Data and Measurement

October 28 Census Bureau director blog on the September 30 disability stakeholders meeting.

“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.

Collecting Data to Support People with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

October 29 CDC NCBDDD shared CSTE educational resources.

Community-Based Organizations (CBOs): Building Inclusive Spaces for People with Disabilities

October 30 Scan Foundation shared guide for CBOs.

Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Experience Studies in AZ and MN

October 30 CMS MMCO ICRC shared Mathematica experience studies.

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.

Long COVID: Implications for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

October 24 National Academy of Medicine briefing recording and materials.

Long COVID: Rates by Geographic Area

October 29 AHRQ shared stats report.

Behavioral Health Integration in Medicaid Managed Care: Evidence Roundup

October 31 Better Care Playbook for People with Complex Needs blog.

Rural Health: Finding Stats, Data, and Definitions

October 25 HRSA FORHP shared Rural Health Information Hub resources.

Rural U.S.: Trends in the Health Workforce Serving Rural U.S.

October 31 HRSA funded, Univ of WA Rural Health Research Center report.

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.

Social Security Disability and Sickle Cell Disease

October 25 SSA guide for health professionals providing medical evidence.

Sickle Cell Disease in Social Security Disability Evaluations

September SSA commissioned National Academy of Medicine study outline.

Value Assessment – Terminology and Suggested Framework

October 29 NHC shared March 2020 value assessment resource.

Value Assessment – Patient-Centeredness Domains

October 29 NHC shared value assessment materials.

Improving Hospital Handoffs: Using AHRQ’s Hospital Surveys

October 30 AHRQ webinar materials and slides. A recording will be posted.

Quality Measures: Translating Reliability and Validity Findings Into Actionable Insights

October 23 CMS and Battelle webinar slides.