Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Workforce and Enabling Technology August 31 LTQA sharing of ADvancing States summary papers Learn more here. Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Measuring California’s Progress August 25 Justice in Aging announced issue brief Learn more here. HHS Approves First Medicaid Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Program September 12 CMS announcement Learn more here. Supporting Whole-Person Care […]
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 September 13, 2022
Medicaid Beneficiaries Who Use Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) August 26 CMS announced report Learn more here. Community Services in Crisis: No Staff, No Services August 4 NASDDDS-HSRI-ICI/Univ of MN paper Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measurement – What Happens Now? August 10 Health Management Associates/Leavitt Partners webinar materials on the CMS […]
Week of August 2, 2022
State Strategies To Increase Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Capacity July 28 ATI Advisory shared tool kit Learn more here. Big Stakes in Home-and-Community-Based Services: Medicaid Leaders July 15 National Assn of Medicaid Directors leadership exchange podcast Learn more here. Americans Aging with Disability – More Likely To Have Multiple Chronic Conditions July 29 NACCHO […]
Week of July 26, 2022
CMS Releases Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set July 21 CMS announced SMD #2022-003 Learn more here. CMS Releases Medicaid HCBS Quality Measure Set (2) – AAHD Highlights Available here is the July 21 complete CMS SMD 22-003 on the HCBS quality measure release (40 pages). Also available are seven one page excerpts sharing […]
Week of July 19, 2022
9-8-8- SAMHSA-NASMHPD Playbooks July 6 NCMW-NASMHPD-SAMHSA webinar materials Learn more here. 9-8-8 – What It Means for Families of People with Serious Mental Illness July 17 NAMI and Federation of Families webinar video Learn more here. Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency July 12 CMS presentation slides to the Coalition for […]
Week of July 12, 2022
9-8-8- Crisis Call System: Partner Toolkit July 1 HHS OIEA shared SAMHSA toolkit Learn more here. Implementing the SAMHSA/NASMHPD 9-8-8 Convening Playbooks July 6 SAMHSA-NASMHPD-NCMW webinar; awaiting webinar slides and recording to be posted on the webinar page Learn more here. 9-8-8 Crisis Call System: State Funding and Implementation June 29 National Academy for State […]
Week of June 28, 2022
Aging with Disabilities in America June 23 Hartford Foundation shared Next Avenue special report Learn more here. Improving Behavioral Health Care for Older Americans: If Not Now, When? June 8 Health Affairs paper Learn more here. Building a National Public Health System June 21 Commonwealth Fund report released at Bipartisan Policy Center briefing Learn more […]
Week of June 14, 2022
Long COVID Could Change How We Think About Disability June 7 Washington Post front page article Learn more here. Diversity of Disability Pathways for Middle-Aged Adults: Implications for Services and Supports June 8 NIDILRR NARIC shared CEDAR-Midwest infographic Learn more here. Disability and the Digital Divide June 10 DOL ODEP shared paper Learn more here. […]
Week of June 7, 2022
Barriers To Access and Utilization of Care Persist for Individuals with Disabilities in Rural and Urban Settings May 31 NIDILRR funded, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab HCBS RRTC blog Learn more here. Rural Seniors and People with Disabilities Face Challenges Accessing Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) May 31 NIDILRR funded, Shirley Ryan Lab HCBS RRTC blog […]
Week of May 24, 2022
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), COVID-19 Indicators, and Marginalized Communities May 2 Cambridge University Press Core research review article; abstract only Learn more here. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Medicaid Coverage and Payment May 17 HRSA shared NACHC resource Learn more here. Addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): The ROI Calculator for Partnerships May 19 […]