Protect Medicaid for People with Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders – Reject House Reconciliation
June 10 AAHD, as a member, joined the Mental Health Liaison Group, asking the Senate to protect Medicaid for people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders and reject the House Reconciliation Medicaid legislation.
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Protect Medicaid – Reject House Reconciliation – To The U.S. Senate – 190 Organizations
June 12 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined over 190 national and state organizations, led by the Modern Medicaid Alliance, asking the U.S. Senate to reject House Reconciliation Medicaid cuts.
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Self-Direction in Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – MACPAC
June 11 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) annual report to Congress chapter five.
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Medicaid Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs) Initiatives: Considerations for Evaluating
June 11 Center for Health Care Strategies tool.
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Medicaid Funding of Mobile Crisis Teams
June 11 Milbank Quarterly shared April 28 opinion.
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Medicaid Work Requirements: Lessons Learned From Arkansas
June 4 Milbank Memorial Fund blog.
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Defending SAMHSA As a Stand-Alone Agency with Adequate Programs, Resources, and Staff
June 10 AAHD, as a member, joined the Mental Health Liaison Group, asking Congress to reject the Administration’s proposed elimination of SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). The letter emphasizes SAMHSA’s role in community-based MH and SU treatment and prevention and asks to retain SAMHSA as a stand-alone agency with adequate programs, resources, and staff.
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Health and Disability Among Working Age Adults – National Academy of Medicine Report
June 6 National Academies shared workshop report.
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Medicare Inpatient Hospital Payment – Whole Person Health, Bidirectional Integrated Care
June 8 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined nine organizations, led by No Health without Mental Health (NHMH) and Association of Medicine and Psychiatry (AMP), advocating Medicare hospital payment policies to promote bidirectional behavioral health and whole-person health care. The letter also advocates quality measure infrastructure development and advocates the role of peer specialists.
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Medicare Part D Medication Plans – Utilization Management Transparency
June 9 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined 68 organizations, led by the Alliance for Aging Research, letter to CMS asking for Medicare Part D Medication Plan utilization management (UM) transparency beneficiary protections.
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Medicare PACE – MACPAC
June 11 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) annual report to Congress chapter four on Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
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State Options for Improving Care for People with IDD
June 4 NCSL issue brief.
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Public Health Data Modernization: Primer and Tactical Guides
June 9 ASTHO blog with links to resources.
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Preserving BRFSS – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
June 13 NACCHO shared May 2 Health Affairs podcast – Federal Restructuring Affects Data and Health Policy.
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ACL National Caregiving Support Collaborative – New Resources
June 10 ACL funded and introduced, NCSC technical assistance introduction with new resources. Funded by the Older Americans Act for the aging network.
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Older Americans Act – Potential Changes
June 6 ADvancing States shared Kaiser Family Fd issue brief.
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Medicare Advantage Star Quality Ratings – Policy Considerations
June 10 Avalere Health white paper.
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The Science of Patient Engagement Symposium (NHC)
June 10 summary and materials from National Health Council (NHC) May 7-8 conference. AAHD is a NHC member and conference speaker.
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What Are “Improper” Medicaid Payments?
June 11 Kaiser Family Foundation Health News article.
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Administration Efforts to Roll Back Federal Regulations: Meaning for Health Programs
June 11 Harvard Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation analysis.
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