Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Wage Transparency for HCBS Workers – MACPAC To Congress
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) March 2026 Report to Congress ; Chapter One (Pages 1-28): Medicaid Payment Policies to Support the Homeand Community-Based Services Workforce – released March 12.
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Unfounded Fraud Allegations Threaten Vital Medicaid HCBS
Unfounded Fraud Allegations Threaten Vital Medicaid Home And Community-Based Services article; Health Affairs – March 16.
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Critical Role (and Fraud Attacks)
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Critical Role (and Fraud Attacks) letter to Congress;- AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC), Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), and 153 organizations writing Congress on the critical role played by the Medicaid HCBS program, and responding to attacks of fraud – March 9.
Medicaid State Revenue Strategies for Aging and Disability Advocates
Protect Medicaid: State Revenue Strategies for Aging and Disability Advocates webinar; Justice in Aging and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities – March 10.
Medicaid and CHIP Behavioral Health Services – MACPAC To Congress
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) March 2026 Report to Congress ; Chapter Two (pages 29-66): Behavioral Health in Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program – released March 12.
Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS): Enabling Technology (2) – Recommendations for States; Recommendations for the Federal Government
Recommendations for States and the Federal government to Advance Enabling Technology in Managed LTSS; National MLTSS Health Plan Association January 26 report shared in Feb 3 AAHD Disability and Health News #4; March 9.
Persons Dullay Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Role of Medicaid in Medicare PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) Programs
Exploring the Role of the State Medicaid Agency in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: Interview Findings meeting materials; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – March 5.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Direction for Managed Care
Community engagement managed care webinar slides; Modern Medicaid Alliance shared March 6.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – AAHD – NDNRC Overview
Work Requirements on Medicaid article; AAHD – National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) newsletter – March 13.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Eligibility Redeterminations
Section 71107 of the “Working Families Tax Cut Legislation (Public Law 119-21): Implementation of “Eligibility Redeterminations” letter to State Medicaid Directors”; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – March 6.
Medicaid Managed Care Plan Accountability – Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) Draft Recommendations
State and Federal Tools for Ensuring Accountability of Medicaid Managed Care Plans: Draft Recommendations meeting materials; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission – March 5.
Medicaid Managed Care Monitoring and Oversight – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Letter to the States
Managed Care Monitoring and Oversight CIB 3.11.26 Informational Bulletin – Center for Medicaid and Chip Services (CMCS) – March 12.
Automation in Medicaid Prior Authorization Processes
Automation in the Medicaid Prior Authorization Process: Policy Options meeting materials; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – March 5.
Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Councils: Partnering with Community-Based Organizations
Partnering with Community-Based Organizations to Support Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Councils tool; Center for Health Care Strategies – March 10.
Medicaid Fraud Claims– House Committee Letters to 10 States
Energy and Commerce Leaders Expand Investigation into Medicaid Fraud Nationwide article; House Energy and Commerce Committee – March 5.
Medicaid Fraud Claims – Arc Explainer
New Fraud Claims and How It Impacts Medicaid article ; Arc explainer shared with disability advocates meeting – March 12.
Medicare Payment Policy – MedPAC To Congress
March 2026 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy;- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) report to Congress (15 chapters) – March 12.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace: Public Display of Health Plan Quality Ratings Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS Bulletin on display of Quality Rating System (QRS) quality ratings and Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Enrollee Experience Survey (QHP Enrollee Survey) results for QHPs offered through Exchanges; CMS ACA Marketplace Quality Bulletin (four categories – overall rating; medical care; member experience; and plan administration) – March 9.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) – Updating Programs After 5 Decades – Legislation Introduced – S. 4001 and HR 7828
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) – Updating Program After 5 Decades – Legislation Introduced; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 64 organizations led by members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on Social Security and aging advocates updating the SSI program, not substantially and meaningfully updated for 5 decades. The legislation is sponsored by Reps Grijalva (AZ), Schakowsky (IL), Guam Congressional delegate Moylan, Senator Warren (MA), and 30 members of the House and Senate– posted March 10.
Paid Family Caregiving Measures – National Core Indicators (NCI) Experience
Sarah Taub Memorial Webinar 2026 Person-Centered Supports: How Does Paid Family Caregiving Measure Up? webinar slides; Human Services Research Institute (HSRI), National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS)-ADvancing States; NCI – March 11.
Family Caregivers Support (S. 1565 and HR 138)
Family Caregivers Support (S. 1565 and HR 138) letter; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 95 organizations, led by AARP, supporting legislation (S. 1565 and HR 138) providing financial relief to family caregivers – March 10.
Nursing Home Quality Ratings – Functional Status De-Emphasized
When Falls Are Regulated But Function Is Not: How Measurement Incentives Undermine Post-Acute Care article; Health Affairs – March 4.
Rural Health Transformation Program: State Focus on Behavioral Health
Rural Health Transformation Program: State Focus on Behavioral Health blog; National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) – March 9.