Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): MACPAC on Rate Setting
Brief on Medicaid HCBS Rate Setting from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – August.
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Participating in the CAHPS Database
Participating in the 2024 CAHPS® Home- and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know; AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) shared July 9 Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) HCBS participation webinar slides – August 17.
Self-Direction in Services and Supports
Self-Direction in Services and Supports; AAHD public policy blog – August 20.
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Care Coordination for D-SNP State Medicaid Contracts
Care Coordination for D-SNP State Medicaid Agency Contracts; Justice in Aging toolkit – August 19.
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Intensive Outpatient Services Reimbursement Guide
Intensive Outpatient Program Services for Dually Eligible Individuals: A Reimbursement Guide for Providers; Center for Health Care Strategies – August.
Medicaid Reconciliation (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements and Substance Use Disorder
Protecting People with Substance Use Disorders…; Legal Action Center report – September 3.
Medicaid T-MSIS Behavioral Health Data Book
Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files (TAF) | Medicaid; CMS announced Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) inaugural and preliminary behavioral health data report – August 22.
Medicaid and CHIP: Crisis Response Services – Best Practices
SHO 25-004: Best Practices for Implementing the Continuum of Crisis Services; CMS and SAMHSA SHO#25 (State Health Official Letter) – September 5.
Medicaid IMD (Institution for Mental Diseases) State Plan Option – Updated CMS Template
1015(i) SPA Template – 1915(i) State Plan Option to Provide Medical Assistance for Eligible Individuals Who Are Patients in Eligible Institutions for Mental Diseases; CMS announced updated template – August 20.
Oppose Repeal of the Medicaid IMD Restrictions (HR 4022)
Oppose Repeal of the Medicaid IMD (Institutions) Restrictions (HR 4022); AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation joining CCD (Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities) letter to Congress – August 26.
Primary Care and Chronic Conditions: Proposed Medicare Payment Changes
Proposed Changes to How Medicare Pays May Help Primary Care’s Chronic Condition; Milbank Memorial Fund – September 4.
Primary Care: Building Interprofessional Workforce Teams
Developing and Sustaining Effective Interprofessional Primary Care Teams; National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine report – August 27.
Primary Care: A Policy Menu for States
Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Policy Menu for States; Milbank Memorial Fund brief – September 2.
Primary Care: Why a Medicare Hybrid Payment Model
Why a Hybrid Payment Model Offers Hope for Primary Care as Medicare Turns 60 – PCC; Primary Care Collaborative blog – September 3.
Engaging Community Health Workers: State Strategies and Federal Policy Shifts
State Strategies for Engaging Community Health Workers Amid Federal Policy Shifts; Milbank Memorial Fund – August 8.
Health Care Quality Oversight: Federal Shifts and Potential Impacts
August 27, 2025 HMA Weekly Roundup: Trends in Health Policy; Health Management Associates overview of recent federal activities – August 27.
Local Governments Could Be Flying Blind as Federal Data Disappears
Local Governments Could Be Flying Blind as Federal Data Disappears; Governing Magazine article – August 21.
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
Introduction to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals – TRAIN Learning Network – powered by the Public Health Foundation; Public Health Foundation shared free course – August 22.
Family Caregivers: Individuals with Disabilities or Serious Illness – Strengthen Support
Strategies and Interventions to Strengthen Support for Family Caregivers for Individuals with Serious Illness or Disability: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief; National Academies for Science, Engineering, and Medicine workshop – September 2 shared.
Supporting Caregivers: Respite Care Programs and Public Health
Supporting Caregivers: Opportunities for Public Health in Growing and Sustaining Respite Programs webinar slides; University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving – August 20.