Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – Court Confirms CMS Overreach on Medical Frailty – States Still Face Implementation Uncertainty (Massachusetts vs Oz)
District Court Ruling Confirms the Administration’s Overreach on Medical Frailty – States Still Face Implementation Uncertainty analysis article; Manatt 80 Million Project –November 4.
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules: Oregon, Minnesota, New Mexico, Washington Sue CMS
District Court complaint filing-Oregon-v-Oz-complaint. Oregon Attorney General announcement: AG Rayfield challenges Trump Administration plans to kick Oregonians off the Oregon Health Plan media release; Oregon Department of Justice – November 5.
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs): Enrollment Growth for Adults with IDD
Dual-Eligible Adults With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities: Enrollment In Integrated D-SNPs Grew, 2021–23 article; Health Affairs – November 3.
Census Residency Proposals – Need Disability Relevant Questions-Topics
CCD comments submission letter on Census Residency Proposals – Need Disability Relevant Questions-Topics; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) comments to the Department of Commerce on needed disability relevant questions and topics in the Department’s proposed Census Residency Criteria and Demographic Questions rules. November 2 submission.
Census Residency Proposals – National League of Cities
Proposed Census Rule Changes Local Governments Should Watch observations and comments article; National League of Cities – October 29.
Self-Direction in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (part 2)
The National MLTSS Health Plan Association announces the release of a new series of briefs, the Self-Direction 2.0 Framework: Advancing Self-Direction in a Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Ecosystem; National MLTSS (Managed Long-Term Services and Supports) Health Plan Association– shared November 5. AAHD shared the framework in the October 27 (#40) Disability and Public Health Newsletter.
Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers and Budget Neutrality Policy Changes
1115 Waiver Watch: A Look at Budget Neutrality Policy Changes analysis article; Kaiser Family Foundation – November 5.
Medicaid Intensive Community-Based Behavioral Health Services
Intensive Community-Based Behavioral Health Services: Findings from Stakeholder Interviews and Administrative Claims Analysis meeting slides; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) October 29.
Medicaid – Adults with IDD – Access To Behavioral Health Services
Adult Medicaid Enrollees with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Access to Behavioral Health Services meeting slides; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – October 30.
Strengthening Rural Behavioral Health Care Access Through Community-Based Workforce
Strengthening Rural Behavioral Health Care Access Through a Community-Based Workforce webinar replay; Center for Health Care Strategies – October 13.
What Comes After 9-8-8: A New National Roadmap for Behavioral Health Crisis Care
What Comes After 988? A New National Roadmap for Behavioral Health Crisis Care blog;– Health Management Associates with NAMI roadmap – October 28.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule – CMS Final Rule Summary
Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule summary; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – November 4.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule – Takes Essential Steps Forward To Whole-Person Primary Care
Final 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Takes Essential Steps Forward for Whole-Person Primary Care summary; Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) – November 4.
Advanced Primary Care Management: Bundled Payment and Better Health
APCM: Ensuring the Bundled Payment Delivers Better Health evidence report; Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) – October 29.
Primary Care – National Academies Ensuring Access Report
New Release: Ensuring Access to High-Quality Primary Care in the US report and
Ensuring Access to High-Quality Primary Care in the United States consensus report; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – November 5.
Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment – CMS Final Rule Summary
Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule summary- CMS-1844-F; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – November 4.
County-Level Differences in Fee-for-Service Medicare Quality Measures by Rurality and Disability Status
County-Level Differences in Fee-for-Service Medicare Quality Measures by Rurality and Disability Status report; Rural Health Research and Policy Centers shared The University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center report – October 29.
Medicaid and Public Health Partnership Strategies for Improving Population Health
Partnerships Are Key to Improving Population Health: Strategies for Medicaid and Public Health report; Center for Health Care Strategies – October 28.
Family Caregiver Out-of-Pocket Costs
Caregiving Imposes Substantial and Growing Financial Strain report; American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) – October 28.
State and Community-Led Health Data Exchange: Building Infrastructure
Building Reusable Trust Infrastructure for State & Community-Led Health Data Exchan ge webinar recording; Civitas Networks for Health – October 22.