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 […]
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 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 […]
Week of March 31, 2026
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Publicly Available Data Bases and Tools Dually Enrolled Medicaid and Medicare Beneficiaries: Publicly Available Databases and Tools to Improve Understanding and Provide Relevant Services webinar and report; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center on Financing Reform and Innovation – March 25. Persons Dually Eligible for […]
Week of March 24, 2026
Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS): The Perfect Storm Is Here for Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): HCBS At Immediate Risk The Perfect Storm Is Here for Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports essay: Part 1; Manatt 80 Million Project on Substack – March 19. Federal Cuts, State Choices, and the Future of Aging […]
Week of March 17, 2026
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Wage Transparency for HCBS Workers – MACPAC To Congress Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) March 2026 Report to Congress ; Chapter One (Pages 1-28): Medicaid Payment Policies to Support the Homeand Community-Based Services Workforce – released March 12. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Unfounded Fraud Allegations Threaten Vital Medicaid […]