Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – What Do We Know So Far About State Materials and Consumer Outreach
What Do We Know So Far About State Materials & Consumer Outreach on Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements? blog; Georgetown Univ Center for Children and Families – May 7.
Federal Disability Measurement: Risks and Priorities
Risks and Priorities in Federal Disability Measurement report; Urban Institute – May 11.
Accessible Health Care for People with Disabilities: An Implementation Guide for Health Care Organizations
Accessible Healthcare for People with Disabilities, An Implementation Guide for Healthcare Organizations; Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) – shared May 11.
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Proposed Quality Measures Requested
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks public comment on new measures under development to measure the quality of Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) for children, youth, and young adults (CYYA); CMS – Comment period: opens on May 8, 2026 and closes on June 8, 2026.
Medicaid Retroactive Coverage: New Restrictions
Dissecting the Deepest Cuts: New Restrictions Limiting Access to Medicaid Retroactive Coverage brief; Families USA – May 5.
Fraud: CMS Announces Medicare Six-Month Hospice and Home Health Agency Enrollment Moratoria
CMS Announces Aggressive Nationwide Crackdown on Fraud with Six-Month Hospice and Home Health Agency Enrollment Moratoria announcement; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) May 13.
Fraud: California Condemns Federal Deferral of Medicaid HCBS In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Funds
26-11 – Federal Deferral of IHSS FUNDS news release; California Department of Health Care Services – May 14.
Combatting Fraud: GAO on Challenges in Managing Fraud Risks in Federally-Funded, State Administered Programs
GAO-26-109093, COMBATING FRAUD: Challenges in Managing Fraud Risks in Federally Funded, State Administered Programs testimony to a House committee; Government Accountability Office (GAO) – April 15.
Medicaid Fraud: HHS Office of the Inspector General May 13 Warning Letter to States Attorneys General
HHS Office of the Inspector General letter to each state Attorney General; HHS OIG – May 13
Medicaid Fraud Control Units
Medicaid Fraud Control Units Office of Inspector General Government Oversight webpage overview and resources; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
Innovations in Substance Use Care Delivery for Medicaid Members: No Wrong Door
Innovations in Substance Use Care Delivery for Medicaid Members: A No Wrong Door Approach webinar slides; Center for Health Care Strategies; May 6.
Behavioral Health Amongst Individuals with Disabilities – Substance Use Disorder
Prevention and Practice: Behavioral Health Amongst Individuals with Disabilities training #1 slides; Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) funded National Center for Health in Public Housing on Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and public housing collaborations, first of four webinar trainings – May 6.
Local Public Health Data Communications Starter Guide
A Local Public Health Data guide; NACCHO – shared May 12.
Investing in Primary Care
Mental Health Is Primary Care: Policy Lessons from Advanced Primary Care Investment presentation to the Mental Health Liaison Group, Work Group on Bidirectional Integration webinar slides; Center for Primary Care, Harvard Medical School – May 12.
Medicare Advantage Legislative Improvements – HR 8375 and S. 4384
Medicare Advantage Legislative Improvements – HR 8375 and S. 4384 letters to House and Senate; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) supporting legislation (HR 8375 and S. 4384) to improve the administration of Medicare Advantage plan programs – May 13.
Simplifying Access to Medicare Savings Programs: Summaries and Seeking Public Comments
Simplifying Access to the Medicare Savings Programs open for public comment announcment; Aging and Disability Health Policy Lab – May 11 – deadline is July 10.
Medicare Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) Is Working
Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) Is Working — Here’s What Practices Need to Know blog; Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) – May 8.
Rural-Related Health Data: Overcoming Challenges
Overcoming Challenges with Rural-Related Health Data review; Rural Health Research and Policy Centers shared East Tennessee State University Rural Health Research Center (ETSU/NORC) – April 17.
Medicaid EPSDT (Children’s Services) – Updated CMS Coverage Guide
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) Guide for States: Coverage in the Medicaid Benefit for Children; CMS coverage guide – May 13.
Caregiver Navigation Innovations and Strategies
Caregiver Navigation Innovations and Strategies webinar slides; Administration for Community Living (ACL) supported National Caregiver Support Collaborative– April 30.