Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Payment Adequacy July 30 CMS HCBS training webinar slides. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Quality Measure Set Mathematica for CMS Review Workgroup October 16 Mathematica for CMS HCBS QM review workgroup orientation meeting materials, as well as August 12 and July 15 call for measures meeting materials. Learn more […]
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 15, 2024
Community Participation: The What’s, Why’s, and How’s September 26 Temple University Collaborative webinar slides. Learn more here. Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integration of Medicare and Medicaid – Justice in Aging Guiding Principles October 8 Justice in Aging shared guiding principles when designing and implementing integration programs. Learn more here. Community Health Workers: Building […]
Week of October 8, 2024
Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Medicaid Termination of Paid Medicare Premiums September 30 CMS MMCO ICRC shared CMS presentation slides. Learn more here. Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Coordination of Behavioral Health Benefits September 30 CMS MMCO ICRC shared April 30 ICRC webinar materials. Learn more here. Community Health Workers: Medicaid Reimbursement Challenges […]
Week of October 1, 2024
Health Care Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services for People with Disabilities – AHRQ September 16 AHRQ systematic review. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): AHRQ Evidence Map on HCBS and Person-Centered Care for Older Adults September 5 AHRQ technical brief. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Improving HCBS Waivers Through Public Comments September […]
Week of September 24, 2024
Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Disparities in Health Care and Medicare Advantage Health Plan Performance September 12 Justice in Aging shared August CMS report. Learn more here. Persons Dully-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Getting Results from D-SNPs – How Medicaid Agencies Build Medicare Knowledge August 22 Center for Health Care Strategies report. Learn more […]
Week of September 17, 2024
Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Challenges in Integration Faced by Beneficiaries September 10 Medicare Rights Center paper. Learn more here. Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) – Final Rules September 10 CMS posting of 536-page Federal Register pre-publication final rule and NAMI-led, including AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation, statement. Learn more here. Medicare […]
Week of September 10, 2024
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Money-Follows-the-Person – CMS Report August 20 Mathematica for CMS MFP report on recipient transitions to the community. Learn more here. Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: 10 State Factsheets on D-SNPs August 28 Justice in Aging Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) factsheets for CA, CO, FL, GA, MA, MI, NJ, OH, […]
Week of August 20, 2024
Improving Access To Medical Care for People with Disabilities: Final ADA Rule August 9 Department of Justice final Title II, ADA, Federal Register rule and fact sheet. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Continuity of Coverage August 19 CMS Informational Bulletin on HCBS federal renewal requirements and available flexibilities. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: […]
Week of August 6, 2024
Advancing Self-Direction in Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Empowering Individuals, Mitigating Workforce Crisis July 16 Long Term Quality Alliance webinar slides. Learn more here. Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Unmet Needs; Associations with Health Outcomes July 30 Disability and Health Journal announced article. Learn more here. How States Can Support Individuals in the Long-Term Services […]
Week of July 30, 2024
Improving Access To Medical Care for People with Disabilities: Department of Justice Final Rule July 26 DOJ press release on final rules. Learn more here. Supporting the Health Care Needs of People with Disabilities July 25 NIHCM infographic. Learn more here. Access To Health Care for People with Disabilities During Public Health Emergencies July 23 […]