Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Uncertainty in Funding Impacting Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
Uncertainty in HCBS Webinar (7/16/26) Recording, Slides, and materials; Disability Policy Consortium (includes a focus on D-SNPs and persons with behavioral health needs) – July 16.
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Updated Profile
A Profile of Dual-Eligible Individuals analysis; Kaiser Family Foundation – July 15.
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Spending and Enrollment Facts
Five Key Facts About Spending and Enrollment for People with Medicare and Medicaid (Dual-Eligible Individuals) article; Kaiser Family Foundation – July 15.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Final Rules – Preparing To Submit Comments To CMS
Commenting on Medicaid Work Requirements article; National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) newsletter – July 24.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Final Rules – Doctors Fear Medicaid Changes Will Force Them To Decide Who’s Sick Enough To Work
Doctors fear Medicaid changes will force them to decide who’s too sick to work article; Kaiser Family Foundation Health News (re-printed in The Washington Post) – July 18.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Final Rules – 50-State Analysis of Additional Projected Coverage Losses
CMS’ Medicaid Work Requirements Rule: A 50-State Analysis of Additional Projected Coverage Losses, FFY 2027–2034 analysis; Manatt 80 Million Project – July 22.
Medicaid State Directed Payments – Disability and Aging Focused Coalition Submission to CMS
Medicaid State Directed Payments – Disability and Aging Focused Coalition submission letter to CMS; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) in submitting comments to CMS on proposed rules implementing The HR 1 Reconciliation Act limitations on Medicaid managed care state-directed payments. The CMS rules also limit Medicaid fee-for-service targeted practitioner payments – July 21.
Medicaid State Directed Payments – SUD and MH Focused Coalition Submission to CMS
Medicaid State Directed Payments – SUD and MH Focused Coalition submission letter to CMS; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 40 organizations with the Coalition for Whole Health (CWH), led by the Legal Action Center (LAC), in submitting comments to CMS on proposed rules for implementing The HR 1 Reconciliation Act limitations on Medicaid managed care state-directed payments. The CMS rules also limit Medicaid fee-for-service targeted practitioner payments – July 21.
Medicaid Managed Care and Individuals with IDD: a National Scan
Integrated Report Combining Historical Context, National Trends, and State-Specific Contract Requirements; Analysis by The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) – July.
Doing More with Less: Using Data To Reduce Preventable Costs and Strengthen Medicaid IDD Systems
Summary of use of the Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST): Doing More With Less: Using Data to Reduce Preventable Costs and Strengthen Medicaid IDD Systems; IntellectAbility – July.
Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstrations: Budget Neutrality Framework
BPP Analysis: Key Policies Subject to New Budget Neutrality Framework in Expiring Section 1115 Demonstrations chart ; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities- Powered by Box – July 17 MMA shared.
Connecting Primary Care Patients To Substance Use Treatment: Successful Referral To Treatment
Connecting Primary Care Patients to Substance Use Treatment: Successful Referral to Treatment brief; National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) – July 14.
Integrating AI Into (BH) Peer Support
Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Peer Support report; Think Bigger Do Good – June 22.
Who Are Direct Care Workers and How Might Federal Policy Changes Impact the Workforce
Who Are Direct Workers and How Might Federal Policy Changes Impact the Workforce? essay; Kaiser Family Foundation – July 9.
Adults with Complex Needs in Rural Areas: Improving Access To Care
State Innovations in Improving Access to Care for Adults with Complex Needs in Rural Communities brief (focused on CA, MO, ND, SD, and VA); Center for Health Care Strategies – July 22.
Medicare Local Coverage Decisions – Timely Access – HR 8500
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition with submission letter in support of timely access to Medicare Local Coverage Decisions legislation (HR 8500) – July 20.
Medicare Advantage Star Rating Litigation – Spotlight Quality Measures Flaws
Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program: Court Decisions Spotlight Flaws article; Health Affairs – July 17.
Home Health Quality Reporting Program – Updated CMS Resource and Training
Home Health Quality Reporting Training announcement;– CMS – July 2.
CMS Proposes Medicare Home Health Payment Changes
CMS Proposes Updates to Strengthen Medicare Program Integrity, Combat Fraud, and Expand Access to Home Health Care press release; CMS – July 1.
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – National Health Council Submission
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – National Health Council Submission letter; AAHD is a National Health Council (NHC) member. We earlier posted our AAHD submission; joining the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) submission; joining the National Council of Nonprofits submission; and joining the AAPD disability advocates submission – July 13.