Access To Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): MACPAC to Congress June 15 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) report to Congress, chapter four. Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): Outcome-Based Payments (Performance-Based Pay) June 14 CMS webinar slides Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integrating Care – MACPAC to Congress June 15 MACPAC (Medicaid 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 June 13, 2023
Health Care Delivery of Preventive Services for People with Disabilities: NCD Submission to AHRQ May 30 National Council on Disability submission to AHRQ RFI Community Living Policy: State of Science Webinar Series June 9 ACL shared Brandeis University Community Living Policy Center webinar series Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): An Equity Framework for Older Adults and […]
Week of June 6, 2023
Delivering Adult Respite Care Strategies in Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services) – 7 States May 26 National Academy for State Health Policy report What Do NCI-IDD Data Tell Us About Paying Family Caregivers May 25 HSRI-NASDDDS shared NCI-IDD data brief Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid – Disparities in Health Care in Medicare Advantage May […]
Week of May 23, 2023
Power Wheelchair Seat Elevation Systems: CMS Medicare Coverage Decision May 16 CMS announced Medicare coverage decision 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. Equitably Identifying Individuals for Care Management: California Medicaid Strategies May 15 Center for Health Care […]
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. “Hospital at Home” – Latest Research May 9 John Hartford Foundation shared April 26 research posting. Collaborating Across Systems for Program Implementation April 30 RWJ Systems for Action announced toolkit. ACL […]
Week of May 9, 2023
Understanding Medicaid Policymaking: Priorities and Constraints April 10 National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) paper Medicaid Reimbursement for Home Visiting May 1 National Academy for State Health Policy shared 50 state analysis Medicaid Characteristics of and Expenditure for Persons with ID/DD April 24 US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report CMS Medicaid Managed Care Proposed Rules […]
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 Supporting Independence and Inclusion Through a Community Participation Measure April 21 ACL sponsored Commit To Connect project webinar featuring a Temple Univ CCI participation measure set […]
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 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. What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? April […]
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 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. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare […]
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. Person-Centered Approaches To Supporting Dignity of Risk for Persons with Disabilities March 23 ACL funded, HSRI administered NCAPPS webinar slides Five Competency Domains for Person-Centered Planning (Updated) March 23 […]