Week of October 7, 2025

Disability and Public Health News: 2025-35; October 7, 2025 The “Disability Squeeze”: Quantifying Disability-Related Out-of-Pocket Costs and Unmet Needs Report Back from the Disability Squeeze Symposium – blog;  AAHD – October 3. The “Disability Squeeze”: Quantifying Disability-Related Out-of-Pocket Costs and Unmet Needs (2) and (3) Symposium slides on The “Disability Squeeze”; National Disability Institute promoted […]

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Week of September 30, 2025

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): FMAP Implementation Implementation of Increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for Home- and Community-Based Services under the American Rescue Plan Act: Key Takeaways – meeting presentation slides; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – September 18-19. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Payment: Interested Parties Advisory Groups Interested Parties Advisory Groups: Meaningful […]

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Week of September 23, 2025

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Payment Policies and Relationship To Workforce Medicaid Payment Policies to Support the Home- and Community-Based Services Workforce – MACPAC meeting draft recommendation slides; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – September 18. Understanding Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) 2025 Signature Series on Aging in America Congressional Briefing; Alliance for Health […]

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Week of September 16, 2025

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Key Insights From Annual HCBS Conference HMA Weekly Roundup: Trends in Health Policy; Health Management Associates summary of ADvancing States annual HCBS conference – September 10. Medicaid Reconciliation (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements Medicaid Work Requirements: Mitigating Harm and Documenting Losses webinar slides; National Health Law Program (NHeLP) – […]

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Week of September 9, 2025

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): MACPAC on Rate Setting Brief on Medicaid HCBS Rate Setting from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – August. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Participating in the CAHPS Database Participating in the 2024 CAHPS® Home- and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know; AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare […]

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Week of August 19, 2025

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measure Set – Introduction August 13 Shirley Ryan Ability Lab policy brief. Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Expanding Access in Rural Communities August 13 Center for Health Care Strategies issue paper. Learn more here. Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Enabling Technology August 8 […]

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Week of August 12, 2025

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Spending and Utilization July 24 shared Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) issue brief. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Nonmedical Quality of Life Concepts July 9 Shirley Ryan Ability Lab shared Pub Med posted DHJO article on focus group findings. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) […]

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Week of August 5, 2025

Medicaid Meets Public Health: A Blueprint for Collaboration July 15 National Association of Medicaid Directors blueprint. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirements (3) July 31 Center for Health Care Strategies summary. Two items in July 22 news. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirements (4) July […]

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Week of July 29, 2025

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Moving to Medicaid Managed Care and Addressing Stakeholder Concerns July 22 Center for Health Care Strategies announced materials. Learn more here. The Value of Rebalancing Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) July 21 Shirley Ryan Ability Lab policy brief. Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: The Case for […]

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Week of July 22, 2025

Reconciliation Law: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Implications July 15 LAC presentation slides to the Coalition for Whole Health. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work/Community Engagement Requirements July 15 LAC working draft advocacy approaches presentation slides to the Coalition for Whole Health. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work/Community Engagement Requirements (2) July […]

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