Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measures – Advocate CMS Submissions (part 2)
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measures – Advocate CMS Submissions (part 2); May 18 we web posted AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation submitted comments to CMS on proposed 2028 HCBS quality measures. The May 18 posting includes AAHD-Lakeshore submission and the April 27 CMS Federal Register proposal for public comment. The posting includes: (1) AAHD-Lakeshore submission; (2) Brandeis Community Living Policy Center submission; (3) NHeLP submission; and (4) NASDDDS-ADvancing States submission.
Medicaid and CHIP Core Quality Measures – Contractor Final Recommendations
Annual Review of the Medicaid and CHIP Child and Adult Core Sets of Quality Measures report; CMS contractor Mathematica – June 1.
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): People of Color Leaving Institutional Settings
Circles of Care: Home and Community-Based Services Supports for People of Color with Disabilities Leaving Institutional Settings brief; Community Living Equity Center – The Heller School– Brandeis Community Living Policy Center – May 13.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – NASDDDS Summary
CMS Community Engagement Requirement: Initial Summary & Analysis; The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) – June 3.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Requires More Restrictive Definition of Medical Frailty
CMS Requires More Restrictive Definition of Medical Frailty in New Medicaid Work Requirements Rule perspective; Kaiser Family Foundation – June 2.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Key Implications for States, Payers, and Providers – Operational Readiness
Medicaid Community Engagement Interim Final Rule: Key Implications for States, Payers, and Providers issue brief; Health Management Associates – June 5.
Medicaid Fraud: Program Integrity Updates
Recent Medicaid Program Integrity Developments summary; The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) – June 3.
Addressing Social Needs in Medicaid: The Evidence Is In. Now?
Episode 4 of The 80 Million Podcast: Addressing Social Needs in Medicaid — The Evidence Is In. Now What? Manatt 80 Million Project – June 3.
State Medicaid Programs Face Increased Spending on Medicare Premiums
State Medicaid Programs Face Increased Spending On Medicare Premiums article; Health Affairs – June 1.
Health Care Affordability for People with Medicare
Key Facts About Health Care Affordability for People With Medicare brief; Kaiser Family Foundation – May 27.
Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model: Final CMS Evaluation
Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model Evaluation Executive Summary for the Final Report; June 1 CMS – CMMI (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation) shared Feb CMS-RTI (Research Triangle Institute) final report.
Primary Care Payment and the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Statement for the Record: Examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015) and Opportunities for Payment Reform; Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) statement to the House Energy and Commerce Committee – May 20.
House Committee Examines Physician Payment
5 Main Takeaways from E&C’s Recent MACRA Hearing; Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) May 29 blog on May 20 House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing.
Assessing Community Health Needs: From Data to Action
Assessing Community Health Needs: From Data to Action Part 2 of the Training Series slides (second webinar of two); Emory University Healthy Nonprofit Network – May 27.
Whole Health for Populations with Serious Mental Illness
Supporting Whole Health For Populations With SMI: Research And Policy Update presentation slides; Dr. Ben Druss, Emory University Rollins Scholl of Public Health presentation to the Coalition for Whole Health; June 2.
The Future of Public Health
The future of public health: Where we’re headed and what it will take | County Health Rankings & Roadmaps webinar materials; County Health Rankings and Roadmaps – May 12.
Use of State Psychiatric Hospitals
Use of State Psychiatric Hospitals, 2025 report; National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) – NASMHPD Research Institute (NRI) –May 14.
People with Medicare Need Comprehensive Dental Care: Medicare Advantage Isn’t the Answer
People with Medicare Need Comprehensive Dental Care: Medicare Advantage Isn’t the Answer blog; Justice in Aging blog – June 1.
Family Caregiving Economic Value Reaches $1 Trillion Dollars Annually
Economic Value of Family Caregiving Reaches $1 Trillion Dollars Annually, New AARP Report Shows; AARP – March 26.