Protect Medicaid Coverage – Disability and Aging Communities To Congress – Updated
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have again joined the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) writing the House Energy and Commerce Committee and other House members asking that Medicaid coverage be maintained. The January 22 letter now has 107 national organizations and 230 state and local organizations.
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Protect Medicaid Coverage – Mental Health Community To Congress
January 29-AAHD joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) asking Congress to protect Medicaid coverage.
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Protect Medicaid Coverage – Calling All Advocates
January 29 the Arc webinar slides and recording.
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Timely Access
January 23-24 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) draft recommendations and report text.
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Workforce Payment
January 23-24 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) draft recommendations and report text.
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Federal Administrative Requirements and Opportunities To Streamline
January 23-24 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) draft recommendations and report text.
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Medicaid Reimbursement for Community Health Worker Services
January 17 Milbank Memorial Fund fact sheet and December 23 webinar model state plan materials.
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How Medicaid Helps Your State
January 30 Commonwealth Fund interactive state-by-state map.
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Yardstick for Medicaid Budget Targets: What Potential Numbers Mean
January 13 The Century Foundation commentary.
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Medicare Payment – Wheelchair Repairs and Maintenance
January 29 – AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition recommending Medicare and other health payer wheelchair repairs and maintenance payment policy.
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Mobile Crisis Teams for Adults with Complex Needs
January 30 Better Care Playbook for People with Complex Needs – evidence roundup.
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Behavioral Health Coordinated System of Crisis Care – National Guidelines
January 30 Better Care Playbook for People with Complex Care shared SAMHSA brief report.
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Proposed Medicare Expanded Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medications
January 24 AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation, and January 27 separate CCD and ITEM coalitions, including AAHD and Lakeshore, submissions to CMS proposed rules.
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Medicare Advantage Proposed CMS Rules
January 27 Coalition To Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR), including AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation, submission to CMS.
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Understanding the Optimal Balance of Using Telehealth and In-Person Services To Support Adults with Serious Mental Illness
December 6 HHS ASPE report.
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9-8-8 Lifeline: State-by-State Appropriations
January 29 MHLG shared Vibrant resource.
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Examining the Role of External Quality Review (EQR) in Managed Care
January 23-24 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) draft recommendations and report text.
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A Unified Approach to Health Data Exchange
January 30 AMA Ed Hub sharing a Jan 18 JAMA summary of a recent HHS report.
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