Week of April 15, 2025

Expanding Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) for Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid with Behavioral Health Needs

April 4 Health Affairs article.

Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Understanding and Supporting

April 10 AAHD blog.

Home-and-Community-Based Services: Quality Measures Review Workgroup

April 8 and 9 and March 11 Mathematica for CMS review committee meetings slides and materials.

Medicaid and Substance Use Policy Innovation: The Long Arc

April 2 Milbank Quarterly article.

Medicaid in Context: Statistics and Trends

April 10-11 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation slides.

Medicaid in Context: Payment and Financing

April 10-11 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation slides.

Medicaid Payments and the Costs of Care in Nursing Homes: The Relationship

April 8 Long Term Care Discussion Group presentation slides.

Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Trends

April 9 Health Management Associates In-Focus.

Improving State-Level Disability Data Are Necessary for Advancing Health Equity

March 27 Health Affairs health policy brief.

CMS CMMI: Model Costs, Quality, Performance, Transparency

April 9 Avalere Health white paper on CMS Innovation.

CMS “Refocuses” Medicaid Core Mission: Stopping DSHP and DSIP Programs

April 10 CMS announcement and letter to the states. DSHP – Designated State Health Programs; DSIP – Designated State Investment Programs.

ACA Marketplace Proposed Rules – AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation Submission

April 10 AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation submitted comments to CMS on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) proposed rules regulating ACA marketplace health plans.

Medicare as Secondary Payer

March 27 CMS webinar slides for beneficiary reps.

Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Meds: CMS Finalizes Payment and Policy Updates

April 9 Health Management Associates final rule summary.

NCQA Quality Measures – Disability Priorities

April 9 AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation submitted comments to NCQA (National Committee on Quality Assurance) Consumer Advisory Council (CAC).

NCQA Quality Measures Recommendations to the Trump Administration – Behavioral Health Integration a Major Theme

April 9 National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) shared submission.

Behavioral Health Integration: Collaborative Care Model in Specialty Care

March 27 NCMW CoE/Integrated Health Solutions webinar slides.

HHS Restructuring: The Vital Role of SAMHSA

April 7 Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) board of directors statement and April 2 NAMI-MHA-other MHLG members statement on HHS MH and SU staffing cuts.

HHS Restructuring: HHS Organizational Chart as of April 4

April 4 TDY prepared and shared by NHC chart.

Decoding the HHS Reorganization

April 1 Kaiser Family Foundation President/CEO blog.

Building Communities of Practice

March 28 PFCC workshop slides and decision tree.

People with High Health Care Expenses – Characteristics

March 26 AHRQ report.

DOGE Funding Cuts by State, City, Congressional District

April 9 Center for American Progress web-based map and data.