Olmstead – DOJ Memo: 100 Members of Congress Letter of “Outrage” to DOJ
Department of Justice Olmstead letter; U.S. Senator Durbin (IL) led letter to DOJ – July 22.
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Health Care Use and Service Coordination
NCI Data Brief: Healthcare use and service coordination among dual eligible respondents; Human Resource Standards Institute (HRSI) National Core Indicators (NCI)– July 31.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Disability and Aging Coalitions Submission
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Disability and Aging Coalitions Submission letter; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 53 organizations with the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) submission to CMS on interim final rules implementing Medicaid work and community engagement requirements – July 31.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Substance Use and Mental Health Coalition Submission
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Substance Use and Mental Health Coalition Submission letter; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 70 organizations with the Coalition for Whole Health submission, led by the Legal Action Center, to CMS on interim final rules implementing Medicaid work and community engagement requirements – July 31.
CMS Interim Final Rules – Substance Use and Mental Health Coalition Submission
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Substance Use and Mental Health Coalition Submission letter; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 70 organizations with the Coalition for Whole Health submission, led by the Legal Action Center, to CMS on interim final rules implementing Medicaid work and community engagement requirements – July 31.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Mental Health Coalition Submission
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Mental Health Coalition Submission letter; AAHD joined 45 members of the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) submission to CMS on interim final rules implementing Medicaid work and community engagement requirements. July 31.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – National Health Council Submission
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – National Health Council Submission letter; AAHD is a National Health Council (NHC) member. The core of the NHC are the “patient organizations” that created the council. -July 31.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Physician Groups Submissions and Opposition
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Physician Groups Submissions and Opposition letters; Letters are from the American Medical Association (AMA) on July 29; America’s Physician Groups (APG) on July 31; and the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) on July 31. All three organizations oppose the regulation, particularly as the AMA says – the rule “departs from Congress’s intent.” The APG observes: “Practically, ethically, and morally, it is also impossible to care well for very sick patients if physicians must also sit as judge and jury on their ability to work.”
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – State Medicaid Directors Submission
State Medicaid Directors submission letter to CMS on interim final Medicaid work and community engagement rules; National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) – July 31.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Falling Through the Cracks
Falling Through the Cracks: Major Gaps in Medicaid Work Requirement Policy summary; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities – July 29.
Medicaid State Directed Payments – State Medicaid Directors Submission to CMS
NAMD Comments on CMS’ State Directed Payments Proposed Rule submission letter to CMS; National Association of Medicaid Directors – July 21.
Medicaid Provider Tax – CMS Proposed Rule
Health Management Associates (HMA) analysis of impact on states, ACA marketplaces, and health insurers; HMA Weekly Roundup – August 5.
Medicaid Provider Tax – CMS Proposed Rule (2)
CMS’ Provider Tax Proposed Rule: More Grandfathering Than States Expected, Paired with New Financing Risk analysis; Manatt 80 Million Project – August 5.
Medicaid Fraud-Medicaid Integrity – Senate Budget Committee Hearing
U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget haring testimony statements and video recording; Senate Budget Committee – August.
Opening the Door Wider to Community Support for People with Serious Mental Illness: What States Can Learn From the IDD Experience
Opening the Door Wider to Community Support of People With Serious Mental Illnesses: What States Can Learn From the IDD Experience article; The Milbank Quarterly – Wiley Online Library – July 29.
Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions Among Respondents with IDD
NCI Data Brief: Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions Among NCI-IDD Respondents 2023-24; Human Resource Standards Institute (HRSI) National Core Indicators (NCI) and Link Center – July 31.
Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs) – Annual Impact Report
2026 CCBHC Impact Report – National Council for Mental Wellness (annual CCBHC report).
The Impact of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
Impact of the Health Center Program article; Bureau of Primary Health Care – HRSA shared data update – August 3.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Unanimously Reports Community Health Centers Expanded Behavioral Health and Nutrition Services (HR 9393)
House Energy & Commerce Committee Unanimously Advances $750 million in new funding for Behavioral Health and Nutrition Services at Community Health Centers summary; National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) – July 27.
The Primary Care Crisis
Confronting the Primary Care Crisis briefing materials; Health Affairs and the Physician Foundation – July 27.
Medicaid: Access To Preventive Services
Access to Preventive Services in Medicaid: A Backgrounder for Stakeholders article ; George Washington University, shared via Families USA webinar – August 3.
Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals (S. 3211)
Action Alert: Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act S. 3211; and S.3211 – 119th Congress (2025-2026): Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act; Library of Congress – The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) action alert and Senate legislation posting – August 3. NADSP- American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)- Public Health Institute (PHI) I letter of support: NADSP, ANCOR and PHI Release Joint Letter of Support for Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (S. 3211); NADSP -August 5.