Week of October 24, 2017

Trends in Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers Impacting Seniors & People with Disabilities

October 13 Disability and Aging Collaborative webinar
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Self-Directed Cash and Counseling Medicaid HCBS Programs: Effectiveness Study

October Disability and Health Journal article
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Understanding & Advocating for Effective Implementation of the Medicaid HCBS Settings Rule

October 20 Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care and NAELA Foundation announced new guide
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To Waive or Not To Waiver: the Trump Administration and Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers

October 17 National Health Law Program blog
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Pediatric Medical Home Models Funded by Medicaid & Title V MCH Block Grant

July 20 AAP-Community Catalyst-NASHP webinar announced Oct 17 by NASHP
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Integrating Peer Support Into Your Organization: Lessons Learned, Moving Forward

September 26 SAMHSA webinar posted on the NASMHPD webinar web site
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Integrating Peer Support Into Your Organization: The Importance of Growing New Leaders from Within the Peer Workgroup

August 22 SAMHSA webinar posted on the NASMHPD webinar web site
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Integrating the Patient and Caregiver Voice Into Serious Illness Care

October 17 National Academy of Medicine announced workshop proceedings
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Medicaid & CHIP Final Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Rule

October 11 CMS FAQs
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Top Ten Facts on Medicare

October 17 U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Democrats statement
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Health Care Costs and People with Multiple Sclerosis

University of Washington Healthy Aging and Physical Disability RRTC fact sheet
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We Know That Evidence-Based Medicine Works. So Why Don’t Politicians Support It?

October 3 Washington Post
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New Web Tools & Resources on Evidence and Evidence-Based Decision Making

October 20 Mathematica Policy Research announcement
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Recommendations on Evidence-Based Policy Making

October 17 Bipartisan Policy Center
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Alternative Payment Models: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

October 2 CAPG (Accountable Physician Groups) webinar
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