Olmstead – DOJ Memo: Disability and Aging Advocates Guidance and Talking Points
Olmstead Memo Talking Points and Guidance (in response to Memo from administration from June 2026); national DC based disability and aging advocate leaders’ guidance and talking points – July 15.
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Advocacy Toolkit
Medicaid-HCBS-Advocacy-Toolkit_May-2026; National Alliance for Caregiving and Caregiver Nation Coalition – July 14 shared.
Home-and-Community-Based Services Is Essential for Community Care
National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative newsletter; AAHD – NDNRC – July 10.
Home-and-Community-Based Services Spending and Living Arrangements Among Older Adults
Home- and Community-Based Services Spending and Living Arrangements Among Older Adults article; JAMA Health Forum – JAMA Network – July 2.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Navigating State Variability
Navigating State Variability in Medicaid Work Requirements summary article; Avalere Health Advisory – July 10.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Understanding the Work-Community Engagement Rules, and, Understanding the New Medicaid Section 1115 Guidance
Summer Webinar Series: Understanding Work and Community Engagement Requirements and New Section 1115 Guidance webinar replay and materials; Health Management Associates– July 15.
Medicaid Demonstrations: A New Federal Era – Why State Innovation Is At Risk
A New Federal Era for Medicaid Demonstrations: Why State Innovation Is at Risk article; Manatt 80 Million Project – July 14.
Enhancing Medicaid Behavioral Health Crisis Reporting
Enhancing Medicaid Behavioral Health Crisis Reporting: A Multisource Approach to Capturing Crisis Service Events article; National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) – July 10 shared June 24 Psychiatric Services article (requires a subscription to access the article).
No More Medicaid Cuts by Congressional Budget Reconciliation
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 490 organizations with the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) in submission letter to urge Congress to exclude any funding cuts or harmful changes to Medicaid from any budget reconciliation or other legislation; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation – July 13.
ACA Essential Health Benefits (EHB) – CMS RFI – Disability Focus on Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services
ACA Essential Health Benefits (EHB) – CMS RFI – Disability Focus on Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services – AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Coalition To Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) and Habilitation Benefits (HAB) Coalition submitting comments to CMS on their Affordable Care Act EHB RFI, with a focus on rehabilitation and habilitation services; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation – July 15.
ACA Essential Health Benefits (EHB) – CMS RFI – Disability Focus on Assistive Devices and Technology
ACA Essential Health Benefits (EHB) – CMS RFI – Disability Focus on Assistive Devices and Technology comments letter submission includes AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition submitting comments to CMS on their Affordable Care Act EHB RFI, with a focus on assistive devices and technology – July 15.
Person-Centered Practices: 10 Lessons Learned
10 Lessons We’ve Learned About Person-Centered Practices paper; Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) Center for Advancing Person-centered Systems – June 30 shared March paper.
Medicare Physician Payment – CMS RFI and Announced Reforms
Medicare Physician Payment – House Subcommittee Hearing
Examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA, and Opportunities for Payment Reforms subcommittee hearing video; House Energy and Commerce Committee, Health Subcommittee – May 20 hearing.
Medicare Physician Payment – Bipartisan Patients First Act
Drs. Joyce, Murphy, and Schrier Introduce Bipartisan Patients First Act Bill press release; GOP and Democratic Doctors Caucuses co-chairs legislation to replace Medicare physician payment approaches – July 15. The Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) issued a statement that the legislation provides “much needed reform”: PCC: Patients First Act Provides Much Needed Reform to Medicare Primary Care statement.
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – AAHD Submission (1)
AAHD submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the OMB proposed sweeping standards changes. The proposed standards would create significant financial risk and instability for federal grantees, including organizations serving persons with disabilities-AAHD – July 13.
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – Disability Research Coalition Submission (2)
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – Disability Research Coalition Submission Letter – AAHD, as an executive committee member, has joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) comments submission letter to the OMB proposed sweeping federal financial assistance standards changes. DRRC: “this proposed rule would fundamentally alter longstanding principles that have governed federal research funding for decades. Collectively, the proposed changes included in this proposed rule threaten to undermine the stability, independence, and effectiveness of the federal research enterprise.” – July 13.
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – 1,930 Nonprofit Organizations Submission (3)
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – 1,930 Nonprofit Organizations Submission Letter; AAHD has joined 1,930 nonprofit organizations, led by the National Council of Nonprofits, submitted comments to the OMB proposed sweeping federal financial assistance standards changes. The OMB rules would create significant financial risk and instability for the nation’s thousands of non-profit organizations – July 13.
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – AAPD Led Disability Organizations Submission (4)
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – AAPD Led Disability Organizations Comments Submission Letter; AAHD has joined 39 disability organizations, led by AAPD (American Association of People with Disabilities), in submitting comments to the OMB proposed sweeping federal financial assistance standards changes. Federal financial assistance is central to the nation’s infrastructure serving persons with disabilities – July 13.
Strengthening the Nonprofits Ability To Serve Through Government Grants and Contracts
Strengthening the Nonprofits Ability to Serve Through Government Grants and Contracts essay; National Council of Nonprofits – shared July 13.