Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Improving Your HCBS Waiver Through Public Comment
Improving Your HCBS Waiver Through Public Comment paper; National Health Law Program– December 1.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Nebraska the First CMS Recognized State To Implement
Gov. Pillen, Dr. Oz Announce Nebraska is First in the Nation to Pursue Medicaid Work Requirements press release; Office Governor Jim Pillen, Nebgraslar – December 17.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Mental Health Liaison Group to CMS
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Mental Health Liaison Group to CMS letter; AAHD, as a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) member, has joined the MHLG submission to CMS on Medicaid community engagement requirements implementation and persons with MH and SUD challenges – December 17.
Whole-Person Health – Medicaid Specialty Plans Support – Five State Approaches – Serious Behavioral Health Conditions Focus
State Approaches for Medicaid Specialty Plans to Support Whole-Person Care issue brief; Center for Health Care Strategies – December 16.
Integrating Harm Reduction Into Health Care Settings Serving Medicaid Members
Integrating Harm Reduction into Health Care Settings Serving Medicaid Members issue brief; Center for Health Care Strategies issue brief – December 11.
Medicare Whole Person Health Reimbursement Pathways – Medicare Physician Fee Schedule with a Focus on CHI and PIN
Reimbursement Pathways for Whole Person Health: Updates in the CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule webinar slides; Partnership To Align Social Care – December 17.
Medicare: Addressing Upstream Drivers of Health
Addressing Upstream Drivers of Health through Traditional Medicare web page; Partnership To Align Social Care– December 17 (webinar slides previously included above).
Medicare Primary Care Payment – Submission to Congress
Medicare Primary Care Payment – Submission Letter to Congress; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) led coalition letter asking Congress to procced to allow a CMS primary care “efficiency adjustment” payment in the final CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rules – December 15.
The Building Blocks of Care Coordination: Medicare Basics, Billing, and Looking Beyond PACE
The Building Blocks of Care Coordination: Basics, Billing, and Looking Beyond to PACE Part I: Basics of Medicare Care Coordination webinar slides; National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) – November 6.
The Building Blocks of Care Coordination: Medicare Basics, Billing, and Looking Beyond PAC – Part 2
The Building Blocks of Care Coordination: Basics, Billing, and Looking Beyond to PACE Part II: Medicare Billing Logistics webinar slides; National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) – December 8.
Medicare State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP): Medicare Help for Older Adults and People with Disabilities fact sheet; AARP – December 4.
Medicare Enrollment Assistance for Low Income Beneficiaries – S. 2466 and HR 6210
Medicare Enrollment Assistance for Low Income Beneficiaries – S. 2466 and HR 6210 letter; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined over 100 organizations, led by the National Council on Aging, endorsing legislation for a five year reauthorization of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) (S. 2466 and HR 6210) – December 15.
Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs): Current Policy Landscape and Opportunities for Stakeholders
Health-Related Social Needs: Current Policy Landscape and Opportunities for Stakeholders Issue Brief; Health Management Associates webinar featuring a new NASDOH issue brief – December 17.
ACA: Converting ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits into HSAs Contributions Would Worsen Affordability, Experts Say
Converting ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Into HSA Contributions Would Worsen Affordability, Experts Say article; Health Affairs Forefront – December 17.
Long Term Care Financing Challenge: A Practical Framework for Addressing
The Growing Cost of Inaction: A Practical Framework for Addressing the LTC Financing Challenge Video/PowerPoint presentation;– Bipartisan Policy Center materials at Long Term Care Discussion Group meeting – December 10.
Leveraging Opioid Settlement Funds and Safeguarding Community Services
Leveraging Opioid Settlement Funds: Safeguarding Community Services During Times of Federal Funding Shifts webinar slides; Legal Action Center – December 10.
State Innovations in Behavioral Health: Challenges and Opportunities
State Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities blog; National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) – November 19.
Health Equity – AAHD Public Policy Objective 1
Health Equity blog; American Association On Health and Disability (AAHD) – December 15.
Administration for Community Living: Updated Strategic Priorities
Administation for Community Living: Mission, Vision, & Priorities Updates; December 1 -Priorities include: Critical Importance of Addressing Community Living; Whole-Person Health; Connecting People To Services; Protecting Rights and Preventing Abuse; Caregiving; Employment. Tactics and activities are stated.
Health Locator: A Public, Digital Tool for Navigating Quality Care Choices
HealthLocator: A Public, Digital Tool for Navigating Quality Care Choices article; New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst (abstract) – December 13.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI): In-Kind Support Rules Status
Supplemental Security Income (SSI): In-Kind Support Rules brief; Justice in Aging – December 4.
The Health of the Nonprofit Sector
Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector annual review; Independent Sector – December 4.
Greatest Economic and Social Needs of Rural Older Adults
Older Americans Act: Greatest Economic and Social Needs of Rural Older Adults article; ADvancing States shared National Rural Health Association policy brief – November 21 shared.