Power Wheelchair Seat Elevation Systems: CMS Medicare Coverage Decision May 16 CMS announced Medicare coverage decision Learn more here. Access to Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) -MACPAC Draft Report April 14 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission) meeting draft chapter for June report. Learn more here. Equitably Identifying Individuals for Care Management: California Medicaid Strategies […]
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 May 16, 2023
Health Care Delivery of Preventive Services for Persons with Disabilities: Comment To AHRQ May 5 AHRQ resources and questions; submission deadline is May 26. Learn more here. “Hospital at Home” – Latest Research May 9 John Hartford Foundation shared April 26 research posting. Learn more here. Collaborating Across Systems for Program Implementation April 30 RWJ […]
Week of May 9, 2023
Understanding Medicaid Policymaking: Priorities and Constraints April 10 National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) paper Learn more here. Medicaid Reimbursement for Home Visiting May 1 National Academy for State Health Policy shared 50 state analysis Learn more here. Medicaid Characteristics of and Expenditure for Persons with ID/DD April 24 US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report […]
Week of May 2, 2023
Discharge From Inpatient Facilities To Home-Based Setting for Medicaid Participants: Public Comments by May 24 April 25 Lewin Group for CMS and NCQA quality measure framework for public comment Learn more here. Supporting Independence and Inclusion Through a Community Participation Measure April 21 ACL sponsored Commit To Connect project webinar featuring a Temple Univ CCI […]
Week of April 25, 2023
How Disability Models Affect Person-Centeredness in (Medicaid) Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) April 19 NIDILRR NARIC shared Shirley Ryan Ability Lab ACL project paper Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Population Statistical Profiles Pages 2-3 chart from March 27 CMS MMCO annual report to Congress; report shared in April 18 news. Learn more […]
Week of April 18, 2023
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based-Services (HCBS): Facilitators and Barriers To Person-Centered Planning – Recipient Perspectives April 5 Disability and Health Journal article by Brandeis CLPC Learn more here. Engaging People with Lived Experience To Improve Research, Policy, and Practice April 10 HHS ASPE shared January 27 five resources including an infographic on what is lived experience. Learn more […]
Week of April 4, 2023
2023 County Health Rankings Now Available March 29 announced RWJ Fd funded, annual county health rankings. This year’s focus: Civic infrastructure and participation for healthier communities. Learn more here. Person-Centered Approaches To Supporting Dignity of Risk for Persons with Disabilities March 23 ACL funded, HSRI administered NCAPPS webinar slides Learn more here. Five Competency Domains […]
Week of March 28, 2023
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Settings Regulation – Joint CMS-ACL Statement March 17 CMS-ACL statement Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Settings Regulation – CQL Insights and Next Steps March 15 Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) blog Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Use of Distinct Medicaid Services […]
Week of March 21, 2023
Unwinding Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services) – Public Health Emergency (PHE) Flexibilities March 15 CMS webinar slides; repeated new webinar from February 7. Learn more here. States Prepare for the End of Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement March 13 National Academy for State Health Policy brief Learn more here. Do You Have Medicaid? It’s Time To Renew […]
Week of March 14, 2023
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Experiences in Integrated Care Models March 2 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting report Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: ADLs; Living Arrangements; Health Status Page 36 chart from MedPAC-MACPAC data book shared Feb 14, news #6 Learn more here. What […]