Risk of Institutionalization – Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid – Non-Elderly Adults with IDD – State Variations Disability and Health Journal article – October 2. Sates Are Increasing Enrollment of Seniors and People with Disabilities in Medicaid Managed Care States are Increasingly Enrolling Seniors and People with Disabilities in Medicaid Managed Care Research […]
Category: Disability & Public Health News
Welcome to AAHD’s weekly electronic update, “Disability and Public Health News.” Each Tuesday, AAHD will provide an overview of the prior week’s media coverage on topics related to disability and public health. Our goal is to keep our colleagues and friends informed of disability and public health topics in the media at the local, state and national level. It is our intent that this weekly information will support you in your work. Please send us your comments to contact@aahd.us and feel free to share the weekly updates with your colleagues.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]