Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – CMS Interim Final Rules
Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (CMS-2454-IFC) fact sheet; CMS – June 1.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – Six Governors Identify Implementation Challenges
Governors’ CMS Guidance Letter to HHS, CMS and OMB; Governors of OR-ME-MI-NY-NM-WA – May 29.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – HHS Study on Medicaid Work Requirements Reducing Poverty
Medicaid Work Requirements Incentivize Employment and Are Estimated to Reduce Poverty study; HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) – June 1.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Defining and Identifying Medicaid-Eligible Individuals Who Are “Medically Frail”
Identifying-Medicaid-Eligible-Individuals-Who-Are-Medically-Frail brief; Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW) – May 7.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Paragon Advocacy of “Real Enforcement” and “Mandatory Verification”
Medicaid Work Requirements Need Real Enforcement article; Paragon Health Institute (Paragon is an Administration thought leader) article in the Federalist article argues for “real enforcement” and “mandatory verification” of Medicaid work requirements. – May 26.
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Advancing Integration in Fee-for-Service (FFS) Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
Advancing Medicare-Medicaid Integration In Fee-For-Service LTSS Systems article; ADvancing States – May 22.
Medicaid Managed Care Practices and Persons with IDD
Medicaid Fraud: HHS Launches Audit Enforcement and Risk Oversight Initiative (AERO)
HHS Cracks Down on Years of Unchecked Audit Findings press release; HHS announced AERO initiative – May 21.
Conversation with CMS Leadership
A Conversation with CMS Leadership: Dr. Mehmet Oz & Stephanie Carlton video; Bipartisan Policy Center with Dr. Mehmet Oz and Stephanie Carlton – May 20.
Federal Government Anti-Fraud – Nine (9) Committee Reported Legislative Bills
The full House Oversight and Government Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8463, Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act; 2) H.R. 8464, Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; 3) H.R. 8312, Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act; 4) H.R. 8467, Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended Act; 5) H.R. 8428, Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act; 6) H.R. 8466, Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act; 7) H.R. 8340, Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act; 8) H.R. 1755, Timely and Accurate Benefits Act; 9) H.R. 8107, Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act; 10) Several postal naming measures; Committee Repository – U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
ACA Marketplace Final CMS Rule: Lower Quality, More Expensive Coverage
New Final Rule Pushes Marketplace Enrollees Toward Lower-Quality, More Expensive Coverage blog; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities – May 26.
The Coverage Gap Grows: ACA Changes Reverberate Across Healthcare
The Coverage Gap Grows: ACA Changes Reverberate Across Healthcare podcast; Health Management Associates – May 27 shared.
Medicaid Work; ACA Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) Rules
Health vs. Work Requirements news summary; AAHD- National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) – May 29.
National Core Indicators – IDD – Family Surveys Data at a Glance
2024-25 Family Surveys At A Glance; National Core Indicators® Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities shared by HSRI – May 27.
System-Level Costs of Ignoring Long-Term Care Patient Preferences
Honoring the Care Preferences of Older Adults: The system-level costs of ignoring patient preferences materials; Long-Term Care Discussion Group materials – May 21.
Behavioral Health Amongst Individuals with Disabilities – (part 3)
HRSA funded National Center for Health in Public Housing on FQHCs and public housing collaborations slides- third of four webinar trainings; Presentation focused on veterans – May 20. (Parts one and two included in last two AAHD news.)
Hospital at Home and Transforming US Health Care Delivery
JAMA Viewpoint: Hospital at Home and Transforming US Health Care Delivery article; shared by John Hartford Foundation – May 4.
Food is Medicine in Medicaid: How States Can Expand Nutrition Services
Food is Medicine in Medicaid: How States Can Expand Nutrition Services fact sheet; Center for Health Care Strategies – May 28.
HRSA – Health Centers Opportunities To Advance Nutrition-Focused Care
HRSA Highlights Opportunities for Health Centers to Advance Nutrition-Focused Care to Prevent Chronic Disease letter; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – May 13.
SAMHSA Overview to Mental Health Advocates
SAMHSA presentation to the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) slides – May 21. (AAHD is a MHLG member.)
Transforming Rural Hospitals Through Telehealth Partnerships
New Release – Transforming Rural Hospitals Through Telehealth Partnerships Strategic Playbook! – Telehealth Centers of Excellence paper; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) shared January 29 Medical University of South Carolina paper – May 21.
Rural Health Transformation Work Force Trends
Rural Health Transformation Fund: Workforce Trends and Implications for Rural Care webinar video and materials; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) shared May 21 Telehealth Tech Assessment Resource Center.
Why Preventive Care Still Struggles Financially (Even in Value-Based Care)
Why Preventive Care Still Struggles Financially—Even in Value-Based Care blog; Milbank Memorial Fund – May 28.