COVID-19 Vaccine Access for People with Disabilities (Focus on Medicaid Populations) March 1 Kaiser Family Foundation report Learn more here. Medicaid Service Use During COVID-19 March 2 CMS Centers for Medicaid & CHIP Services opening presentation slides at CMS Quality Conference Learn more here. Increasing Vaccine Uptake in Diverse Communities: A Working Guide for Health […]
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 March 2, 2021
Unfair and Unequal: The Effects of COVID-19 on People with ID/DD February 22 Brandeis University Community Living Policy Center webinar slides Learn more here. Changes in Capacity To Absorb Clinical-to-Community Referrals During the COVID-19 Pandemic February 24 RWJ Fd Systems for Action-CO School of PH webinar materials Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare […]
Week of February 23, 2021
Physicians’ Perceptions of People with Disability and Their Health Care February 1 Health Affairs research article and letters Learn more here. Negative Perceptions of Patients with Disabilities Are Widespread Among US Physicians February 1 Mass General Hospital ILRU web posted survey summary Learn more here. Person-Centered Systems and Self-Assessment Practices February 11 ACL funded, NCAPPS […]
Week of February 16, 2021
How Crisis Standards of Care May Lead To Intersectional Medical Discrimination Against COVID-19 Patients February 11 Bazelon Center-DREDF-9 others analysis paper Learn more here. Elevated COVID-19 Mortality Risk Among Recipients of Home-and-Community-Based Services: A Case for Prioritizing Vaccination for this Population February 11 DREDF published and posted Dr. Stephen Kaye paper Learn more here. Building […]
Week of February 9, 2021
Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports – Access & Quality Problems in Managed Care Demand Improved Oversight December 16 Government Accountability Office (GAO) released report Learn more here. Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports – Expenditures January 7 CMS report for 2017-2018 Learn more here. Medicaid Services for People with ID/DD: Evolution of Addressing Needs and Preferences […]
Week of February 2, 2021
Trust of Information and COVID-19 Among Persons with Disabilities January 27 NIDILRR NARIC shared Disability and Health Journal announced article Learn more here. Improving Health of People with Disabilities – NCBDDD January 29 CDC NCBDDD shared annual report Learn more here. Schizophrenia Second Only To Age As Greatest Risk Factor for COVID-19 Death January 25 […]
Week of January 26, 2021
People with Higher Support Needs: Disparities in Outcomes and Organizational Supports January 12 Council on Quality and Leadership report Learn more here. Needs of People with Disabilities in COVID-19: Local Health Agency Preparedness Planning, Mitigation, and Recovery December 8 CDC funded, NACCHO announced 10 LHA awards Learn more here. Competitive Integrated Employment and Participant Choice […]
Week of January 19, 2021
Person-Centered Practices Self-Assessment: Plain Language January 14 shared ACL funded NCAPPS plain language self-assessment Learn more here. Population Health Science in the U.S.: Trends, Evidence, and Implications for Policy January 13 National Academy of Medicine symposium report Learn more here. Healthy People 2020 – HHS Assessment and Achievements Summary January 13 ASTHO shared HHS summary […]
Week of January 12, 2021
Doing With, Not Doing For: What It Takes To Facilitate Person-Centered Planning January 6 ACL supported NCAPPS webinar slide Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: What Works To Improve Care – Evidence and Resource Review January 7 RWJ Fd supported Playbook – Better Care for People with Complex Needs and Center […]
Week of December 15, 2020
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Special Needs Plans October 21 CHCS and December 8 n4a-ASA shared Association for Community Affiliated Plans report Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 Center for Health Care Strategies November 2 launched blog series […]