Health Disparity Populations Designation for People with Disabilities: National Council on Disability December 7 NCD statement to NHI and AHRQ Learn more here. Advancing Health Equity Through the Legislative Process – ASTHO January 11 ASTHO shared prospectus Learn more here. Medicare Advantage: Trends in Racial, Ethnic, Sex, and Rural-Urban Inequities January 11 CMS OMH announced […]
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 January 11, 2022
U.S. Physicians Knowledge About the Americans with Disabilities Act and Accommodation of Patients with Disability: Considerable Improvements Needed January 4 Health Affairs article Learn more here. Integrating Primary Care and Public Health To Save Lives and Improve Practice During Public Health Crises: Lessons from COVID-19 December 22 PCC shared Johns Hopkins Univ School of PH […]
Week of Dec. 14, 2021
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Addressing the Care Fragmentation Crisis November 1 University of Chicago NORC webinar slides Learn more here. Initiating Cross-Sector Partnerships To Advance Population Health December 10 ASTHO shared November 23 ASTHO report Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Targeting and Tailoring Income and Resource Disregards December 7 CMS State […]
Week of December 7, 2021
10 Essential Questions for Disability Inclusion in Health Agencies December 2 ASTHO shared Nov 23 ASTHO brief Learn more here. Long COVID: New Research and Supporting Patients November 17 NIHCM webinar recording, shared December 2 Learn more here. Experiences with Self-Direction: An Evaluation with Focus on Sustainability (in New York) December 3 ARCH Respite shared […]
Week of November 30, 2021
Newly Revised Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals November 17 Public Health Foundation and Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice revised competencies Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Guaranteeing Integrated Care November 18 Bipartisan Policy Center briefing and report Learn more here. Assessing Progress with Person-Centered Requirements in […]
Week of November 16, 2021
The Direct Support Workforce and COVID-19: What We Know and What We Need To Do November 10 Univ of MN ICI and NADSP webinar slides Learn more here. The Mental Health of Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities During the Pandemic November 11 Council on Quality and Leadership article Learn more here. Longer Participation in a Medicaid […]
Week of November 9, 2021
Cross-Agency Partnerships for Health Equity: Medicaid and Public Health Agencies November 4 RWJ Fd funded, CHCS and ASTHO announced brief Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Raising the Bar and Supporting State Efforts To Integrate October 28-29 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting discussion paper Learn more here. […]
Week of November 2, 2021
Streamlining and Simplifying State Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Authorities October 26 Bipartisan Policy Center report and briefing Learn more here. Money Follows the Person – Mandated MACPAC Analysis October 28 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) mandated analysis Learn more here. Community-Based Long Term Services and Supports: Are the Needs of Older Adults and […]
Week of October 26, 2021
CMS Launches Webpage To Share Innovative State Actions To Expand Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) October 21 CMS announcement Learn more here. Workforce Displacement and Re-Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Implications for Direct Care Recruitment and Retention October 21 Hartford Foundation shared PHI report Learn more here. Workers with Long COVID-19 and the Americans with […]
Week of October 19, 2021
The Relationship Between Unmet Need for Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) and Health and Community Living Outcomes October 3 Disability and Health Journal article Learn more here.. How States Are Leveraging Federal Dollars To Transform Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) October 4 NAMD-NASDDDS-ADvancing States joint blog Learn more here. Leveraging Family Caregivers for Personal Care Services in Medicaid Section […]