Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Consumer-Reported Unmet Service Needs – Role of State Policies and Administration Factors
Article: Impact of State Policies on Unmet Home and Community-Based Services Needs Among Consumers; ADvancing States shared HSRI article in the Journal of Market Access and Health Policy – October 31 shared October 2.
Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Councils: A Guide To Evaluating Process and Impact
Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Councils: A Guide to Evaluating Process and Impact – Center for Health Care Strategies; Center for Health Care Strategies guide – November 4.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – Family Caregivers
Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirements Ideas (3)– Family Caregivers – AAHD; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined 67 organizations of the Caregiver Nation Coalition, led by the National Alliance for Caregiving, comments to CMS implementing the Reconciliation Law Medicaid Work and Community Engagement requirements – November 4.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements and Mental Health
2025 Work Reporting Requirements and Mental Health recommendations; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Legal Action Center (LAC) – November 3.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – SUD Community Ideas
Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirements Ideas (2)– SUD and Mental Illness; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 24 organizations of the Coalition for Whole Health, led by the Legal Action Center, comments to HHS on state flexibility – October 1.
ACA: Enhanced Premium Tax Credits: Disabled Workers Impacts
Enhanced Premium Tax Credits: Disabled Worker Impacts article– AAHD NDNRC newsletter analysis – November 6.
Primary Care Interpersonal Teams: Building, Developing, Sustaining
Building a Workforce to Develop and Sustain Interprofessional Primary Care Teams report; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – November 5 shared.
Medicare Advantage: Health Risk Assessments and Chart Review Impact on MA Payment
Fact Sheet: The Impact of Health Risk Assessments and Chart Reviews on Medicare Advantage Payment: Opportunities for Reform; Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms – November 5.
Medicare Telehealth – Request for Long-Term Legislative Authorization
Medicare Telehealth – Request for Long-Term Legislative Authorization – AAHD
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined 450 organizations, led by the Alliance for Connected Care, asking Congress for a long-term Medicare telehealth legislative authorization -November 4.
Breaking Barriers: Dialogues on Health Care Access for People with Disabilities
Access to Healthcare Initiative recordings and prior dialogues; FISA Foundation – October 23.
Center for Mental Health Implementation Support (CMHIS) – Needs Assessment Survey Results
CMHIS Needs Assessment Survey Results: What Support Do Implementers Want?; SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Implementation Support (CMHIS) survey results – October 24 shared November 3.
Embedding Measures That Matter Into Mental Health Systems: Lived-Experience Informed
Transformative Mental Illness Recovery Through Community and Advocacy report; Fountain House report – October.
Rural Health Transformation Program: Information Hub
Rural Health Transformation Program info sheet; shared by National Organization of State Office of Rural Health (NASMHPD – October 31.
Rural Health Transformation Program: State Strategies
State Strategies for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP): A Milbank State Leadership Network Convening Recap fact sheet; Milbank Memorial Fund – October 24.
Medicare and Medicaid Expanded Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medications
Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid – ITEM Coalition press release – AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation are ITEM members – November 6.
Oral Health and Medicare
Center for Medicare Advocacy presentation slides to the Coalition for Whole Health – November 3.
Oral Health and Substance Use Disorder
Community Catalyst presentation Substance Use Disorders and Oral Health: Intersections and Advocacy Opportunities slides to the Coalition for Whole Health – November 3.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules: Published and Available
Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (CMS-1832-F); CMS– October 31.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules: Primary Care Teams, Behavioral Health-Primary Care Integration Strengthened
PCC Praises Vital Progress in 2026 MPFS rule summary; Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) – October 31.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules: No Health without Mental Health (NHMH) Focused on Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care
Statement on NHMH letterhead: No Health without Mental Health summary; NHMH – November 5.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules: Final Quality Payment Rules with Comparison Table
2026 Quality Payment Program Final Rule Fact Sheet and Policy Comparison Table; CMS – November 3 shared.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules: Mental Health America Summary
Medicare Physiciean Fee Schedule Mental Health Summary; Mental Health America – November 5.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules: Tackles Site Neutrality, Cost-Drivers, Alternative Payment Models
HMA Weekly Roundup: Trends in Health Policy: CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Tackles Site Neutrality, Cost-Drivers, and Alternative Payment Models; Health Management Associates (HMA) – November 5.