Advancing Self-Direction in Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Empowering Individuals, Mitigating Workforce Crisis
July 16 Long Term Quality Alliance webinar slides.
Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Unmet Needs; Associations with Health Outcomes
July 30 Disability and Health Journal announced article.
How States Can Support Individuals in the Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Gap
July 24 Health Affairs article.
Disability – Health Disparities in the Medical Record and Disability Determinations
August 1 National Academy of Medicine shared April workshop proceedings.
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Upcoming Medicare Advantage Rules (2)
July 30 Justice in Aging issue brief. July 23 AAHD news included a HMA in-focus article.
Investing in Community Health Workers Is Vital To Population Health
July 26 ASTHO podcast.
Opportunities for Public Health Agencies To Advance Sustainable Financing of Community Health Worker Programs
July 26 ASTHO report.
Rural Community Health Worker Programs: Proving Value and Finding Sustainability
August 1 HRSA FORHP shared RHI Hub blog.
Building and Spreading Sustainable Community Referral Networks
July 31 Health Leads report.
The State of Mental Health in America
July 29 Mental Health American announced annual report.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – Final Rules
July 29 HHS OCR presentation slides including to the CCD.
CMS Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (4): Addressing Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN)
July 30 Partnership To Align Social Care webinar slides. Three other Fee Schedule resources were included in the July 23 AAHD news.
Medicare Caregiving Training Services Reimbursement: Evidence Roundup
July 30 Playbook Better Care for People with Complex Needs roundup.
Bridging the Science of Health Equity With Action Towards Systems Change
July 10 National Academy of Medicine workshop agenda and recording.
Medicaid Efforts To Address Racial Health Disparities
July 1 Kaiser Family Foundation report.
How To Use Communities of Practice To Support Change in Learning Health Systems
July 30 Learning Health Systems research open use report.
National Core Indicators – Persons with IDD – National In-Person Surveys Report
July 31 HSRI and NASDDDS shared report.
Medicare Expands Lower Limb Prostheses Coverage
August 1 ITEM (Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid) Coalition statement on the CMS announcement. AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation are ITEM members.
MedPAC Annual Medicare Spending Data Book
July Medicare Payment Advisory Commission annual data book.
Medicare Behavioral Health Outpatient Program: New Coverage Changes
July 31 Center for Health Care Strategies policy sheet.
Behavioral Health Programs: Feasibility of Calculating Measures To Monitor Quality Performance
July 31 HHS ASPE shared May report.
National Academies Final Report on Expanding the Behavioral Health Workforce – August 8 Release Briefing
August 8 webinar registration for the National Academies public report release webinar:
- About 20% of all Americans live with a behavioral health condition, but only half of this population receives treatment—with direct consequences that include poor physical health outcomes, increased health care costs, and reduced quality of life and life span. Barriers to obtaining behavioral health treatment are most evident in populations using Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace insurance plans. Expanding behavioral health care provider participation in these programs can help respond to the critical need to enhance equitable access to vital behavioral health care services. A report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines the current challenges in increasing the behavioral health care workforce capacity to better meet the needs of publicly insured populations and proposes strategies to address those challenges. At a public release webinar, members of the report authoring committee will discuss the report’s key messages and recommendations and answer audience questions.