Week of August 19, 2025

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measure Set – Introduction

August 13 Shirley Ryan Ability Lab policy brief.

Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Expanding Access in Rural Communities

August 13 Center for Health Care Strategies issue paper.

Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Enabling Technology

August 8 ADvancing States shared paper.

Reconciliation Law – Costly New Recordkeeping and Administrative Requirements on State and Local Governments

August 5 Governing magazine finance article.

Medicaid T-MIS and TAF – Strengthening Medicaid Program Integrity

July 29 Mathematica white paper (Medicaid Transformed Medicaid Stat Info System).

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act – Importance of Dental Programs

August 13 Lakeshore Foundation shared legislative alert on the challenges and problems facing the Ryan White Act dental programs.

Comprehensiveness of Primary Care – HHS-CMS Analyst (Battelle) Quality Measurement Consideration

July 13-14 HHS-CMS contractor Battelle Partnership for Quality Measures primary prevention committee meeting consideration of a comprehensiveness of primary care measure.

Strengthening Community Care Through Trusted Partnerships, Integrated Data – Oklahoma

August 14 Civitas webinar slides.

Medicare in America – Infographic

August 8 ADvancing States and NCOA shared infographic.

Medicare Competitive Bidding for Ostomy and Urological Supplies – CMS Proposal

August 11 ITEM (Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid) Coalition webinar slides. AAHD is an ITEM member. A webinar speaker was AAHD board member Sara Struwe (CEO; Spina Bifida Assn).

Medicare Site-of-Care Changes and Proposed Payment Changes

August 13 Avalere Health Advisory analysis.

Evolving Landscape of State Hospitals in the Public Mental Health System

July 27-29 NRI presentation slides to the NASMHPD summer meeting.

State Mental Health Agencies: Organization and Responsibilities

July 31 NASMHPD NRI shared profiles.

Maximizing the Public Health Benefits of Opioid Settlements

July 24 Milbank Quarterly article.

Respite Care Programs – Financing Strategies

August 6 National Respite Network and Resource Center resources.

Step Therapy (Fail-First) Health Insurance Policy Implementation

August 12 NHC shared June 30 Aimed Alliance report.

National Core Indicators – IDD – In-Person Surveys – Data at a Glance

August 7 HSRI shared data summary.

National Core Indicators – IDD – Family Surveys – Data at a Glance

August 7 HSRI shared data summary.

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) – National Uniform Data

August 11 HRSA released national uniform data.

Funding Supportive Services in Housing

July 25 SAMHSA HHRC guide.

Home Care Workers – DOL Proposed Rescinding of FLSA Protections

August 13 separate PHI and National Domestic Workers Alliance guidance on responding to July 2 DOL proposed rescinding of Fair Labor Standards Act protections for domestic workers, including home care workers.