Week of May 6, 2025

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Role for Older Adults with Functional Impairments and Mental Illness

April 4 Brookings posted paper.
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Quality Measures Advisory Group Voting Outcomes

April 9 HSRI NCI-IDD shared NCI measure-by-measure voting outcome by the April 8-9 Mathematica for CMS HCBS quality measures advisory group.
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No Medicaid Cuts – 436 Disability and Aging Organizations to House Energy and Commerce Committee

April 28 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined 111 national organizations and 325 state and local organizations, led by the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee – Exclude Medicaid Cuts from Reconciliation legislation.
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Medicaid Financing: Why Did They Do It That Way?

April 25 National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) issue brief.
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ACA Medicaid Expansion – Five Key Facts – 1/3 Chronic Physical Health Condition; ¼ Chronic Behavioral Health Condition

April 25 Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief on the ACA Medicaid Expansion program, including state-by-state enrollment; state-by-state spending; and data on persons with chronic physical health and chronic behavioral health conditions.
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Medicaid: Per Capita Cap on ACA Expansion Population: State-by-State Estimates

April 25 Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.
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Medicaid and Essential Primary Care

April 25 Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) led, including AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation, letter to Congress.
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Coverage of Selected Behavioral Health Services Among Older Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries

May 1 SAMHSA shared April SAMHSA report.
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Medicaid’s Role in Preventing Medical Debt – 183 Organizations

April 29 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined 183 national and state organizations, led by Community Catalyst, letter to Congress explaining Medicaid’s role in preventing medical debt.
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Community Care Hubs To Address Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs): Role of Medicaid Overview and in NC and NY

April 30 Center for Health Care Strategies webinar slides.
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Care Transitions for People with Complex Care

April 30 ACL funded, No Wrong Door Resource Center (Lewin) webinar slides.
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Administration for Community Living: 22 Senators Oppose, Ask HHS Secretary Questions on Proposed Dismantling

April 28 twenty-two U.S. Senators letter to the HHS Secretary.
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Administration for Community Living: Over 50 U.S. Representatives Oppose, Ask HHS Secretary Questions on Proposed Dismantling; House Resolution Introduced

April 29 over U.S. Representatives letter to the HHS Secretary. Six House members introduced H. Res. 344.
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The DSP (Direct Support Professional) Experience Inside and Outside the Workplace

April 23 HSRI NCI-IDD shared, February 18 NADSP webinar materials.
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Community Health Worker Programs in Primary Care

April 29 Playbook Better Care for People with Complex Needs shared collection of resources.
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Integrated Care Fundamentals in Integrated Care Practices

April 17 NCMW CoE/HIS webinar on the CHI framework used in integrated care practices, recording and slides.
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Primary Care: Foundational Values for Whole Person Health

April 29 Milbank Memorial Fund issue brief.
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How Can We Simplify Value-Based Primary Care – North Carolina

April 16 Primary Care Collaborative webinar materials.
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Reducing Emergency Department Boarding

March 25 AHRQ shared January AHRQ report.
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What Concerns Counties About Change in Washington: There Is No Such Thing as a Status Quo

May 2 NACo interview in Governing.
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