CMS Rescinds Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs) Guidance
March 4 CMS Info Bulletin rescinding prior HRSNs guidance.
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A Cut To Medicaid Is A Cut To Medicare
March 4 JiA-MRC-CMA-Comm Catalyst fact sheet and issue brief.
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Medicaid: The Math is Conclusive: Major Medicaid Cuts Are the Only Way To Meet House Budget Resolution Requirements
March 7 Kaiser Family Foundation blog.
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Importance and Value of Medicaid – Medicaid Health Plans
March 3 Medicaid Health Plans of America, joined by AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation, statement to Congress on the importance and value of Medicaid.
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Medicaid: State Legislators Will Face Impossible Decisions if Congress Cuts $2 Trillion
February 26 CLASP blog.
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Medicaid – Role for Older Adults (includes State-by-State chart)
March 6 AARP fact sheet.
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Self-Direction in Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS)
February 27-28 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentations on the self-direction model and on program design and administration.
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How Medicaid Helps People with Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
March 5 MHLG shared, Georgetown CCF fact sheet.
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Why Medicaid Matters for Ending the Drug Overdose Crisis
March 4 Community Catalyst shared with the Coalition for Whole Health paper.
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7.9% of Medicare and 20.4% of Medicaid Recipients Live With Unreliable Transportation
March 4 AHRQ shared Nov 2024 Med Expenditure Panel Survey report.
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Proposed New NCQA HEDIS Measure – Disability Description of Membership (2)
March 5 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation submission supporting comments to a proposed National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) proposed Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set (HEDIS) measure on health plan disability description of membership. The submission and measure overview and details are available. The measure for comment was announced in the February 25 AAHD news.
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Better Primary Care From The People’s Perspectives
March 5 PCC and US of Care webinar slides.
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Primary Care Is Essential for Addressing Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Conditions
March 5 Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) issue brief.
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Comprehensive Health Integration (2)
February 25 NCMW COE-Integrated Health Solutions webinar slides. The CHI framework document was shared in February 25 AAHD news.
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What Is Public Health? – Kaiser Family Foundation
March 7 AAHD NDNRC newsletter shared Kaiser Family Foundation information blog.
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HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care Program Updates
March 4 HRSA shared February 27 program updates slides.
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Understanding People’s Health Care Priorities
March 3 PFCC Partners shared, CMS sponsored, HCPLAN Persons Perspectives Council multi-payer alignment blueprint.
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What Is Health Services Research; Determining What Works in Healthcare
March 3 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined Friends of AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) letter to Congress and Academy Health one pager on What Is Health Services Research, and Academy Health one pager on Determining What Works and What Doesn’t in Healthcare.
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