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 […]
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 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 […]
Week of May 26, 2026
Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measures – AAHD and Lakeshore Submission to CMS AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation sumbitted comments to CMS on Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measures; AAHD-Lakeshore submitted on May 18 and the April 27 CMS Federal Register proposal for public comment. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): […]
Week of May 19, 2026
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – What Do We Know So Far About State Materials and Consumer Outreach What Do We Know So Far About State Materials & Consumer Outreach on Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements? blog; Georgetown Univ Center for Children and Families – May 7. Federal Disability Measurement: Risks and […]
Week of May 12, 2026
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – MACPAC Recommendations and Updated Implications Implementing Community Engagement Requirements in Medicaid: Recommendation and Updated Implications meeting discussion of recommendations and slides; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – May 7. Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – Community […]
Week of May 5, 2026
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): CMS Seeks Comment on HCBS Quality Measure Set Federal Register: Public Inspection: Medicaid Program: 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set pre-publication notice and request for comment; CMS announcement with Federal Register – April 27. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – HCBS Access Act Reintroduced in Congress Dingell, Colleagues Introduce Bills […]
Week of April 28, 2026
CMS Requires State Medicaid Programs To Revalidate “High Risk Providers” (1) CMS Administrator Dr. Oz letter to all state Medicaid programs; Not available on the CMS web site as of April 25. Letter is posted on the Leading Age website. Dr. Oz requires a “National Provider Identifier” number. April 23 CMS Requires State Medicaid Programs […]
Week of April 21, 2026
No Medicaid Cuts in Any Additional Budget Reconciliation Legislation – 359 Disability and Aging Organizations No Medicaid Cuts in Any Additional Budget Reconciliation Legislation – 359 Disability and Aging Organizations letter to Congress; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 359 organizations led by the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with […]
Week of April 14, 2026
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Health and Welfare in Self-Directed HCBS Health and Welfare in Self-Directed Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS): Environmental Scan slides; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) April 9 meeting. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Acute Services Use Jama Health Forum Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Initiation and Acute Services Use Health […]
Week of April 7, 2026
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: How State Medicaid Agencies and State Health Insurance Programs Collaborate How State Medicaid Agencies and SHIPs Work Together brief; National Council on Aging – March 20. The Perfect Storm Is Here for Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (Part 2): The Need for Durable Solutions The Perfect Storm is […]