Week of April 14, 2026

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Health and Welfare in Self-Directed HCBS

Health and Welfare in Self-Directed Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS): Environmental Scan slides; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) April 9 meeting.

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Acute Services Use

Jama Health Forum Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Initiation and Acute Services Use Health Policy article; JAMA Network – March 27.

Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: D-SNP Plans Medicaid Contracts – Provider Network Protections

Provider Network Protections for D-SNP State Medicaid Agency Contracts – Toolkit; Justice in Aging – March 31.

Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) – Final CMS Medicare Advantage Rules

Summary of April 2 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Rules; Mathematica Integrated Care Resource Center (ICRC) – April 6.

Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Person-Centered Outcome Measures in D-SNP Plans

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Tests Person-Centered Outcome Measures With D-SNP Plans blog; NCQA describing their D-SNP plan work – April 2.

Final CMS Medicare Advantage Rules: Reversing Protections for Medicare Beneficiaries

How CMS Policies to Reverse Protections for Medicare Beneficiaries Reflect a Broader Deregulatory Push – blog; Georgetown University Medicare Policy Initiative – April 7. 

Medicaid: Fraud and Program Integrity

Introduction to Medicaid Program Integrity meeting materials; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) April 10.

Medicaid – Health Care Fraud

National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative analysis; AAHD – National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) – April 10. 

Medicaid, Medicare, ACA: What’s At Stake for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

What’s at Stake for Older Adults and People With Disabilities blogs and fact sheets; Medicare Rights Center – April 8.

Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – MACPAC Considerations

Implementing Community Engagement Requirements in Medicaid meeting materials; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) April 9. 

Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Impact on Primary Care

Addressing the Impact of H.R. 1’s Medicaid Changes on Primary Care webinar materials; Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) – March 31. 

Community Care Hubs – Infographic

What is a Community Care Hub? – Center of Excellence infographic; (scroll down to infographic) – US Aging and Administration for Community Living (ACL), Aging and Disability Business Institute (ADBI)  (recording and slides will be shared when publicly available) – April 6. 

Community Care Hubs – Locations Map

National Map of Community Care Hubs – Center of Excellence webinar shared resources; US Aging and Administration for Community Living (ACL), Aging and Disability Business Institute (ADBI)  (recording and slides will be shared when publicly available) – April 6. 

Whole Person Approaches To Managing Chronic Conditions

Services 4 — Community Health Management Task Force webinar; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded Community Health Management Task Force {13 National Technical Assistance Programs (NTTAP) organizations} series of four webinars: literacy; nutrition; comorbidities and navigating care technology to enhance the patient experience – March 18-April 8. 

Intensive Community-Based Behavioral Health Services: MACPAC Consideration

Intensive Community-Based Behavioral Health Services: Findings fro m Federal and State Review meeting materials; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) April 10. 

Outpatient Behavioral Health Services Availability for Older Adults

Availability of Care for Older Adults in Outpatient Behavioral Health Facilites report; Health and Human Services (HHS) –  Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) – March shared April 3 by National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW). 

Service and Supports for Individuals with Co-Occurring IDD and MH Conditions Across the Crisis Continuum

Service and Supports for Individuals with IDD Across Crisis Continuum webinar video recording; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – February 23. 

Strengthening Complex Care Through Family Caregiver Integration

Strengthening Complex Care Through Family Caregiver Integration slides; National Alliance for Caregiving  – March 24. 

County Level Differences in Health Professional Shortage Areas by Rurality, Age, and Disability

County-Level Differences in Health Professional Shortage Areas by Rurality, Age, and Disability Status policy brief; The University of Minnesota Rural Health Research and Policy Centers – April 9. 

Ambulance Deserts and Health Care Deserts

Ambulance and Health Care Deserts resources with charts; Rural Health Research and Policy Centers – April 8.