Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Background and Policy Landscape
A Look at Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services: Background and Policy Landscape • Bipartisan Policy Center article; Bipartisan Policy Center – August 12.
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Creating a Continuum of Care
Creating A Continuum Of Care For Dual-Eligible Individuals article; Health Affairs – August 18.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Self-Attestation Denied in 8 States: Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, and Utah
The Trump admin offered sick Medicaid patients a 1-year lifeline. These red states are rejecting it.article; Politico – August 9.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Requirements Built on Invented Evidence
Medicaid work requirements built on invented evidence will harm the people they claim to help commentary; Brookings Institution – August 7, shared August 18.
CMS Rein In State Medicaid Innovation: Stricter Financial Tests on Medicaid Waivers
A New Federal Rule Could Rein In State Medicaid Innovation article; Governing magazine – August 18.
Medicaid Program Integrity Enters a New Era of Strategy and Operational Readiness
Connecting the Dots: Medicaid Program Integrity Enters a New Era of Strategy and Operational Readiness article ; Health Management Associates (HMA) Weekly Roundup – August 19.
Health Insurance Fundamentals: How the U.S. System Really Works
Health Insurance Fundamentals: How the U.S. System Really Works briefing materials and video recording; Alliance for Health Policy – August 12.
Medicare Patient Protections and Medications – Coalition to U.S. Senate
Medicare Patient Protections and Medications – Coalition letter to U.S. Senate; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 86 organizations of the Partnership To Improve Patient Care (PIPC) submitting RFI comments to the Senate Committee on Finance minority on strengthening patient protections, including QALY (Quality Adjusted Life Years) protections and individualized treatment decisions when regulating Medicare drug prices – August 17.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule – Proposed Health Coaching Codes within Whole Person Health Supports
Proposed CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule – Reimbursement Pathways for Whole Person Health webinar slides; Partnership To Align Community Care webinar slides – August 13.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule – 5 Areas of Primary Care Attention and Comment
Toward the Future of Primary Care: Key Issues Raised by the 2027 Medicare PFS Proposed Rule issue brief; Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) – August 18.
Community Health Workers (CHWs): National Impact, 2019-2025
NACHW Impact Report: 2019-2025; National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) – August 13.
Community Health Workers (CHWs): Program Implementation Plan Tool for Local Public Health Agencies
CHW-Program–Implementation-Tool slides; The National Association of County Health Officials (NACCHO) – July 21.
Community Health Workers (CHWs): Program Sustainability Compass for Local Public Health Agencies
The Community Health Worker (CHW) Program Sustainability Compass slides; The National Association of County Health Officials (NACCHO) – July 21.
Community Health Workers (CHWs): Strengthening Access Through Medicaid – New York Lessons
Strengthening Access to Community Health Worker Services in New York Through Medicaid – blog; Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) – July 16.
Community Health Workers (CHWs) as Trusted Messengers: Strengthening the Community Health Information Ecosystem
Community Health Workers as Trusted Messengers: Strengthening the Community Health Information Ecosystem report; Health Management Associates – July 16.
Community Health Workers (CHWs): Building and Sustaining CHWs – California
Building and Sustaining Community Health Worker Programs in California — A Resource Center article; Center for Health Care Strategies – May paper, shared June 16.
Housing First and Health: What The Evidence Says
Housing First And Health: What The Evidence Says brief; Health Affairs – August 16.
Chronic Physical Condition Multimorbidity Among Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness
Prevalence of chronic physical conditions and physical multimorbidity among young adults with serious mental health conditions article abstract; National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) – National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) shared Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal article abstract – August 12.
Building Mental Health Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Delivery Instructure
Sustaining Success: Building the Infrastructure for Long-Term Service Delivery webinar slides; Center for Mental Health Implementation Support (CMHIS)– August 11.
Partnerships Between Homeless Services and Behavioral Health Crisis Teams
Strengthening Partnerships Between Homeless Services and Behavioral Health Crisis Teams slides; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Homeless and Housing Resource Center (HHRC) – August 18. Strengthening Partnerships Between Providers of Homeless Services and Behavioral Health Crisis Teams slides; Homeless and Housing Resource Center (HHRC)- August 11.
Federal Data Terminations Tracker – Launched
Introducing the Federal Data Terminations Tracker webinar; Federation of American Science – Data Policy Institute – August 19.
Medicaid and CHIP Core Quality Measures – CMS Contractor Calls for Recommended Additions and Removals
Home Page: Medicaid and CHIP Core Set Annual Review
Additions: Medicaid and CHIP Core Set Annual Review
Removals: Medicaid and CHIP Core Set Annual Review
Mathematica for CMS call for measure recommendations – August 18.
Medicare Quality Measurement: Why CMS Must Modernize
Why CMS Must Modernize Quality Measurement for Value-Based Care blog; Health Management Associates – August 10.