Medicaid Reconciliation – House Committee Reports Cuts – Disability and Aging Communities Opposition Shared with the House
May 20 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined 160 national organizations and over 550 state and local organizations, led by the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) and Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC), opposing House committee Medicaid cuts, and communicated to the entire House of Representatives as a Reconciliation floor vote approaches.
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Medicaid Reconciliation: House Committee Reports Cuts – Summaries
May 14, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce reported, by party line vote, Reconciliation Medicaid cuts. We earlier web posted the committee legislative text and section-by-section summary and the Disability and Aging communities statement. Available are May 15 initial legislative summaries by: Harvard CHLPI; FUSA on harmful impacts; and FUSA on key takeaways for advocates.
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Moving HCBS To Medicaid Managed LTSS: Considerations for States
May 15 Center for Health Care Strategies explainer.
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Health-Related Social Needs in Medicare and Medicaid: Uncertain Crossroads
May 13 Harvard CHLPI paper.
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Social Care and the U.S. Health Care Sector
May 15 RWJ supported SIREN shared Health Services Research article.
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Medicaid Work Requirements Overlook Family Caregiving
May 15 National Alliance for Caregiving re-sent policy brief.
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Medicaid State Directed Payments Support Critical Health Care Providers: In Jeopardy
May 16 Manatt blog.
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Medicaid Spending Growth: State Options
May 15 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) shared April report.
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Disability Inclusion Into Local Public Health Departments – CHAs and CHIPs
May 9 NACCHO shared ETSU recommendations for Community Health Assessments (CHAs) and Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs).
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SAMHSA – U.S. Senate Letter to HHS on SAMHSA Dissolution
May 8 four U.S. Senators – Padilla (CA), Smith (MN), Baldwin (WI), and Sanders (VT) – letter to the HHS Secretary opposing the dissolution of SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) and asking a number of operational and impact questions.
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Role of Behavioral Health and BH Integration in Chronic Disease Care
May 5 NHMH (No Health without Mental Health) updated paper with data.
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Accountable Health Communities – CMS CMMI Third Evaluation
May 8 SIREN webinar materials, slides, recording on unpacking the CMS CMMI third evaluation.
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Federal LTSS (Long-Term Services and Supports) Financing Proposals: History Compendium
May 9 Self-Direction News shared Leading Age report.
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Key Terms in I/DD Support Systems
May 9 ADvancing States shared NASDDDS brief.
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How Community Health Workers Can Help Rebuild Trust in Public Health
April 11 Milbank Quarterly article.
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Community Health Workers: Scaling an Evidence Based Program – Fidelity, Results, Lessons
April 24 Milbank Quarterly article.
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Medicare Independence at Home Demonstration
April 18 CMS CMMI shared third year evaluation.
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CMS CMMI Announces “New Strategy”
May 13 CMS CMMI (innovation office) new strategy announcement webinar.
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CMS CMMI Announces “New Strategy” (2)
May 15 ATI Advisory summary of May 13 CMS CMMI (innovation office) new strategy announcement webinar.
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Holistic Approach to Quality Measurement for Value-Based Care
May 8 Health Affairs article.
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Medicaid Physician Fees Still Lag Behind Medicare Physician Fees
May 5 Health Affairs article.
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Understanding Rural Dissemination – Bridging Research and Practice for Aging and Disability Services
May 8 KTDRR administered by AIR webinar slides.
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