Olmstead – DOJ Memo: 100 Members of Congress Letter of “Outrage” to DOJ Department of Justice Olmstead letter; U.S. Senator Durbin (IL) led letter to DOJ – July 22. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Health Care Use and Service Coordination NCI Data Brief: Healthcare use and service coordination among dual eligible respondents; Human […]
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 August 4, 2026
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: CMS Interim Final Rules – AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation Submission AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation’s comments submission letter on the CMS Medicaid work community engagement interim final rules; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation – July 30. Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement […]
Week of July 28, 2026
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Uncertainty in Funding Impacting Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid Uncertainty in HCBS Webinar (7/16/26) Recording, Slides, and materials; Disability Policy Consortium (includes a focus on D-SNPs and persons with behavioral health needs) – July 16. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Updated Profile A Profile of Dual-Eligible Individuals […]
Week of July 21, 2026
Olmstead – DOJ Memo: Disability and Aging Advocates Guidance and Talking Points Olmstead Memo Talking Points and Guidance (in response to Memo from administration from June 2026); national DC based disability and aging advocate leaders’ guidance and talking points – July 15. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Advocacy Toolkit Medicaid-HCBS-Advocacy-Toolkit_May-2026; National Alliance for Caregiving and Caregiver […]
Week of July 14, 2026
DOJ Olmstead Memo and the Future of Olmstead and Community Living The Future of Olmstead and Community Living webinar by The Alliance for Rights and Recovery; The Future of Olmstead: Community Living & Care at a Crossroads recording; National Academy of Social Insurance, Disability Economic Policy Research Consortium July 8. Click here for the transcript. […]
Week of July 7, 2026
Olmstead Protection/Strengthening Legislation Introduced – S. 485 and H.R. 9401 Available here are the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026 Senate Bill and the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026 House Bill. ADAPT has published a legislative summary and DOJ memo context: Olmstead and Disability Freedom are under attack. It’s time to fight back! ADAPT […]
Week of June 30, 2026
Disability Community Speaking Out Against the DOJ Olmstead Memo Disability Community Speaking Out Against the DOJ Olmstead leadership statement; Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) June 22. (AAHD is a CCD member.) AAHD Continues To Support the Promise of Olmstead AAHD Continues to Support the Promise of Olmstead statement in response to DOJ public memo; […]
Week of June 16, 2026
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Reporting Requirements New CMS Interim Final Rule on Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements webinar materials; Princeton University State Health and Value Strategies– June 9. Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Improving Applicant and State Staff Experience Improving Applicant and State Staff Experiences […]
Week of June 9, 2026
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measures – Advocate CMS Submissions (part 2) Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measures – Advocate CMS Submissions (part 2); May 18 we web posted AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation submitted comments to CMS on proposed 2028 HCBS quality measures. The May 18 posting includes AAHD-Lakeshore submission and the […]
Week of June 2, 2026
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – CMS Interim Final Rules Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (CMS-2454-IFC) fact sheet; CMS – June 1. Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – Six Governors Identify Implementation Challenges Governors’ CMS Guidance Letter […]