The Case for Inclusion: Blazing Trails To Sustainability for Community Disability Services March ANCOR and UCP annual inclusion report Influence of Disability Models on Person-Centeredness in Home-and-Community-Based Services March 23 NIDILRR NARIC announced Shirley Ryan Ability Lab HCBS Center research brief Reducing Costs for Families and States By Increasing Home-and-Community-Based Services March 22 Community Living […]
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 22, 2022
Experiences of Individuals Self-Directing Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) During COVID-19 March 9 Disability and Health Journal shared pre-proof article Intersection of Complexity and High Utilization Among Community Health Center Patients March 15 HRSA Primary Health Care Digest shared Journal of Managed Care article Medicaid Money Follows the Person: MACPAC Report to Congress March 15 Medicaid […]
Week of March 15, 2022
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): State Policy Choices Amid the Pandemic March 4 Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – (2) – People Serviced and Spending During COVID-19 March 4 Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief Long-COVID and Disability: A Panel on Emerging Law and Policy Issues March 3 Coelho Center for Disability Law, […]
Week of March 8, 2022
Collectively Supporting Behavioral Health of People Living with Disabilities During COVID February 23 ASTHO public health review podcast The Most Common Changes To Routine and Daily Schedule During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Persons with ID/DD March 3 HSRI shared National Core Indicators infographic “For the Disabled Community, The Pandemic Has Had Hidden Costs” March 4 […]
Week of March 1, 2022
Talking About Complex Care: A Guide for Clear and Effective Communications February 24 RWJ Fd & Scan Fd funded, Center for Health Care Strategies resource Making the Case for Complex Care: Choosing Measures February 24 seven foundations funded, Playbook Better Care for People with Complex Needs blog Leveraging Payment Reforms To Expand Home-Based Care for […]
Week of February 22, 2022
Health Equity Framework for Persons with Disabilities (and February 23 Discussion) February 15 National Council on Disability announced framework and upcoming Feb 23 stakeholder discussion “Black Women and Girls with Disabilities”: Improving Health February 17 TFAH shared Center for American Progress first in a series Social Health Access Referral Platforms – Health Care Organization-Community-Based Organization […]
Week of February 15, 2022
New HHS Guidance for Health Care Providers on Civil Rights Protections for People with Disabilities February 4 HHS OCR announced new guidance No Wrong Door – ACL Initiative for Accessing Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) February 8 ACL No Wrong Door web resources No Wrong Door – 2021 ACL-NIDILRR Grantees October 21 ACL-NIDILRR announced 2021 […]
Week of February 8, 2022
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: MACPAC-MedPAC Data Book February 1 Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) and Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) jointly prepared data book. 49% of the 12.2 million dual-eligible beneficiaries had at least one ADL limitation; 25% had 3-to-6 ADL limitations. Behavioral Health-General Health Integration and Medicaid February […]
Week of February 1, 2022
COVID-19 Long Haulers: Rehabilitation Professionals Experiences and Challenges January 26 NIDILRR NARIC Research in Focus article Disability and Crisis Standards of Care in the Age of COVID-19 January 19 ASHTO voices of state public health Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Regulation: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going January 27 ACL and CMS […]
Week of January 25, 2022
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integration Programs, Network Adequacy, D-SNPs January 19 HMA Focus on the January 12 CMS proposed Medicare Advantage rule Measuring Unmet LTSS Need Among Adults Under 65 with Disabilities January 18 LTQA shared August 12 Health Affairs and Commonwealth Fund announced long-term services and supports blog Complex Care: Applying […]