Advancing Health Equity and Reducing Health Disparities for People with Disabilities in the United States October 4 web posted, October 13 Health Affairs research paper Disability and Telehealth Since the COVID-19 Pandemic: Barriers, Opportunities, and Policy Implications October 5 NIDILRR NARIC shared Univ of MI CDHW research brief Background on Medicaid Race and Ethnicity Data […]
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 27, 2022
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)-People with Disabilities-COVID-19 September 22 Disability and Health Journal shared editorial Coordinating Funding and Data To Address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) September 29 Aligning for Health briefing video and materials Measures and Approaches To Account for Social Risk and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in Health Care Payments September 26 […]
Week of September 20, 2022
Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Workforce and Enabling Technology August 31 LTQA sharing of ADvancing States summary papers Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Measuring California’s Progress August 25 Justice in Aging announced issue brief HHS Approves First Medicaid Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Program September 12 CMS announcement Supporting Whole-Person Care Through Crisis September 12 NACBHD shared Netsmart diagram Effective […]
Week of September 13, 2022
Medicaid Beneficiaries Who Use Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) August 26 CMS announced report Community Services in Crisis: No Staff, No Services August 4 NASDDDS-HSRI-ICI/Univ of MN paper Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measurement – What Happens Now? August 10 Health Management Associates/Leavitt Partners webinar materials on the CMS announced measures. Faculty included ADvancing States […]
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 Big Stakes in Home-and-Community-Based Services: Medicaid Leaders July 15 National Assn of Medicaid Directors leadership exchange podcast Americans Aging with Disability – More Likely To Have Multiple Chronic Conditions July 29 NACCHO shared Journal of Disability Policy Studies […]
Week of July 26, 2022
CMS Releases Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set July 21 CMS announced SMD #2022-003 CMS Releases Medicaid HCBS Quality Measure Set (2) – AAHD Highlights July 21 complete CMS SMD 22-003 on the HCBS quality measure release (40 pages). Also available are seven one page excerpts sharing AAHD highlights. AAHD has been working with […]
Week of July 19, 2022
9-8-8- SAMHSA-NASMHPD Playbooks July 6 NCMW-NASMHPD-SAMHSA webinar materials 9-8-8 – What It Means for Families of People with Serious Mental Illness July 17 NAMI and Federation of Families webinar video Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency July 12 CMS presentation slides to the Coalition for Whole Health Medicaid Public Health Emergency […]
Week of July 12, 2022
9-8-8- Crisis Call System: Partner Toolkit July 1 HHS OIEA shared SAMHSA toolkit 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 9-8-8 Crisis Call System: State Funding and Implementation June 29 National Academy for State Health Policy updates 9-8-8: Effective Communication […]
Week of June 28, 2022
Aging with Disabilities in America June 23 Hartford Foundation shared Next Avenue special report Improving Behavioral Health Care for Older Americans: If Not Now, When? June 8 Health Affairs paper Building a National Public Health System June 21 Commonwealth Fund report released at Bipartisan Policy Center briefing What Would a National Public Health System Look […]
Week of June 14, 2022
Long COVID Could Change How We Think About Disability June 7 Washington Post front page article Diversity of Disability Pathways for Middle-Aged Adults: Implications for Services and Supports June 8 NIDILRR NARIC shared CEDAR-Midwest infographic Disability and the Digital Divide June 10 DOL ODEP shared paper Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integrated Care […]