Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Direct Care Worker Compensation CMS Reporting Requirement
Direct Care Worker Compensation Reporting Requirement letter (CMS SMD 26-005) to State Medicaid Directors from Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – October 9.
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Enhancing the 1915 © (11) Waiver Authority Use
How the New 1915(c)(11) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Authority Can Enhance Access and Outcomes webinar slides; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – October 14.
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): a New HCBS Option
Good News: States Are Getting a New HCBS Expansion Option review article; The 80 Million, a Medicaid newsletter powered by Manatt Health – October 13.
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Unlocking the Promise of Integrated Care Through Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Coordination
Unlocking the Promise of Integrated Care Through LTSS Coordination article; Health Affairs – October 9.
Community Living: State Pathways
Beyond Federal Safety Nets: How State DD Councils Are Building Unshakeable Pathways for Community Living blog; National Association of Councils Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) – October 2.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Older Adults – Frequently Asked Questions
Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements and Older Adults: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ; Justice in Aging – October 15.
Medicaid State Directed Payments: Tracking Data Base
Medicaid State Directed Payments Database; Urban Institute – October 19.
Medicaid Improper Payments – 77% Are Paperwork, Not Fraud (CRS Quoting CMS)
Medicaid Program Integrity: Background and Resources program integrity overview report; Congressional Research Services (CRS) report – October 7.
CMS Gains New Authority To Exclude Providers From Medicare and Medicaid
CMS gains new authority to exclude providers from Medicare, Medicaid article; Hospital Review article on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) delegated U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) authority – October 14.
Medicare PACE: Overcoming Access Barriers
Overcoming Barriers to Increase Access to the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly webinar recording; Center for Health Care Strategies – September 23 shared October 14.
Long Term Care: A Care Affordability Challenge for Families
Long-Term Care – A Core Affordability Challenge for Families webinar slides; The SCAN (Senior Care Action Network) Foundation)– October 13.
Family Caregivers: Technology Use Among
Caregiving in the U.S. 2025 webinar fact sheet; The CARE Network is a project of the National Alliance for Caregiving, funded by the Administration for Community Living as part of its National Caregiver Support Collaborative – July 30.
HUD Reducing Homelessness – Disability Community Defense of “Housing First” Strategy
Comments letter submitted in response to the, “Notice of Research Justifying Additional Incentives for Certain Activities To Reduce Homelessness,” Docket No. FR-6628-N-01; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) response to HUD on proposed strategies to reduce homelessness. CCD explains the importance of retaining a “housing first” approach. October 13.
Behavioral Health Peer Specialist Shortages Are Widespread
States Are Experiencing Shortages of Peer Specialists to Work in Behavioral Health Settings report; National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) – NASMHPD Research Institute (NRI) shared September report October 8.
Powering Behavioral Health Program Implementation Through Lived Experience Engagement
Powering Implementation Through Lived Experience Engagement – Center for Mental Health Implementation Support toolkit; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – Center for Mental Health Implementation Support (CMHIS) – September 18 shared.
What Does CMS’s New Medicaid Quality Pledge Mean for the Future of Measurement?
CMS’s Medicaid Quality Pledge Is Redefining How Health Outcomes Will Be Measured review; Health Management Associates – October 14.
Quality Measures: Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Star Ratings – CMS Updates
2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings announcement; CMS announcement – October 8.
Nonhealing Chronic Wound Medications and Management – Testimony to the FDA
Nonhealing Chronic Wound Medications and Management – Testimony to the FDA;
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the ITEM (Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid) Coalition testimony to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – October 12.
Protecting Health Care in the Time of HR 1 (Reconciliation Law)
Protecting Healthcare in the Time of HR1 article – AAHD -National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) newsletter – October 16.
Health Coverage Ideas – Senate Committee on Finance, Minority – RFI
NHC Responds to RFI on Health Coverage That Works for Everyone by letter; National Health Council (NHC) AAHD is a NHC member – October 2.
Medicare Medical Device Coverage – Closing Delays (CMS RAPID)
Medicare Medical Device Coverage – Closing Delays (CMS RAPID) submission letter; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the ITEM (Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid) Coalition submission to CMS on closing the delay gap between FDA approval and CMS Medicare coverage of innovative medical devices – October 13.