Week of May 7, 2024

HHS Issues Final Revised Section 504 Non-Discrimination Rules

May 1 ACL blog, with links, on HHS final Section 504 rules.

ACA (Affordable Care Act): Section 1557 Final Non-Discrimination Rules

May 3 AAHD NDNRC newsletter summaries and links. Includes Justice in Aging and ACL summaries.

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Why Did They Do It That Way?

April 16 National Association of Medicaid Directors brief.

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Spending Plans: Lessons Learned From State Implementation of ARPA

April 23 ADvancing States announced American Rescue Plan Act HCBS report.

Defining Disability for Syndromic Surveillance (Preparedness): Data To Action

April 29 CDC funded, ASTHO webinar slides.

Documenting Disability Status in Electronic Health Records

April 29 PIPC shared, Disability Equity Collaborative implementation guide.

Navigating the Intersection of Disability and Chronic Disease: A Need for Disability-Informed Chronic Disease Prevention Programming

May 3 NACCHO shared April 9 blog.

Person-Centered Planning: Choosing the Approach That Works for the Person

April 23 ACL funded, HSRI administered, NCAPPS January paper.

The Evidence Behind Whole-Person Primary Care

April 23 PCC webinar, first of three promoting whole-person primary care initiative.

Primary Care First Model: Evaluation of Second CMS Performance Year

April 26 CMS CMMI shared findings at a glance.

Service Delivery in the Aftermath of a Pandemic: Findings From the Information and Referral/Assistance National Survey

April 26 ADvancing States and NCIL announced survey report.

Access To Medical Care and Medical Diagnostic Equipment – Best Practices

April 25 ADA National Network and Pacific ADA Center webinar slides.

Empowering Community Health Workers To Advance Health Equity

April 22 ASTHO blog.

Working Strategically Across Agencies To Maximize Investments in Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

April 19 ASTHO podcast.

Care Giving State Laws

April 18 AARP overview.

Long COVID: Models of Care

April 30 AHRQ technical report.

Long COVID Proposed Moonshot – Senate HELP Committee Chair (3)

April 23 NACCHO response to Senator Sanders proposal. The April 23 AAHD news had two items on the proposal.

Medicaid Managed Care CNS Final Rules (5) – Access and Quality Summary

April 29 Mercer overview. Last week’s AAHD news included four items on the CMS Medicaid rules.

Medicare Home Health Care Declining

April 25 Center for Medicare Advocacy summary of MedPAC report.

Non-Urgent Use of Emergency Departments by Rural and Urban Adults

April 24 HRSA supported RHRC shared Univ of Southern Maine report.