Rebalancing Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports State Systems: CMS Toolkit November 2 CMS announced toolkit State Medicaid Programs Respond To COVID-19 Challenges: Results From a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey October 14 National Association of Medicaid Directors and Kaiser Family Foundation annual survey report CMS Medicaid and CHIP Performance Scorecard November 2 CMS announced scorecard Impact […]
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 November 3, 2020
Frontline Providers Serving Persons with Complex Health and Social Needs – Core Competencies October 27 Camden Coalition and Nat Ctr for Complex Health and Social Needs report Addressing the Social Determinants of Mental Health: Educating Health Professionals October 29 National Academy of Medicine shared workshop proceedings Improving Social Determinants of Health – Request for Funding […]
Week of October 27, 2020
Advancing Health, Well-Being, and Equity Through Community-State Data Sharing Partnerships October 19 Center for Health Care Strategies blog Medicaid Agencies-Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)-Community-Based Organizations (CBOs): Partnerships for Payment and Reimbursement October 16 NCOA-Health Management Associates blog Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): States Use of Emergency Waivers and Appendix K in the Response to COVID-19 October […]
Week of October 20, 2020
Disabilities Disparities in Social Determinants of Health September 30 ACL/NIDILRR funded Collaborative on Health Reform and Independent Living webinar summarizing their new report Equity’s Role in Social Determinants of Health Interventions October 6, August 20, June 4, and April 7 Health Leads webinars materials Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Using Medicare Data To […]
Week of October 13, 2020
The Need for Modernizing Public Health Data in Responding To COVID-19 October 6 ASTHO blog A Framework for Public Sector Leadership, Including Medicaid October 8 NAMD shared CHCS-Milbank-NAMD Public Sector Leadership Consortium paper The Impact of Caregiving on Mental and Physical Health October 4 ARCH Respite Center shared Sept 9 Blue Cross/Blue Shield report Challenges […]
Week of October 6, 2020
10 Essential Public Health Services – Revised Framework October 1 CDC announced Sept 9 PHNCI & de Beaumont Fd revised framework Frequent Mental Health Distress Among Adults, by Disability Status, Disability Type, and Selected Characteristics – United States Sept 30 CDC NCBDDD shared Sept 11 CDC MMWR article Aligning for Social and Health Needs in […]
Week of September 29, 2020
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Proposed Quality Measures for Public Comment by October 19 September 18 CMS announced request for information Medicaid Money-Follows-the-Person Program: CMS Announces $165 Million in Supplemental Funding to 33 Participating States Sept 23 CMS announcement Medicaid Money-Follows-the-Person Programs: State Transitions in 2019 Sept 25 ADvancing States shared Mathematica for CMS report […]
Week of September 22, 2020
Social Inequities in the Distribution of COVID-19: An Intra-Categorical Analysis of People with Disabilities in the United States Sept 18 Disability and Health Journal announced pre-proof article High Quality Data for High Quality Population Health Programs Sept 15 Population Health Alliance webinar slides HHS (CDC) Community Preventive Services Task Force Announces 5 Year Priorities Sept […]
Week of September 15, 2020
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver List – State Management August 28 ADvancing States shared MACPAC issue brief compendium Discharge Planning and Care Coordination During the COVID-19 Pandemic Sept 9 ACL shared HHS ASPR resource How States Are Rethinking Medicaid Managed Care Performance Management Sept 8 Health Management Associates webinar materials Exploring the Intersectionality of Peer […]
Week of September 8, 2020
State Actions To Sustain Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports During COVID-19 August 26 Kaiser Family Foundation brief Strategies To Meaningfully Engage Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Beneficiaries Sept 3 ACL and CMS webinar slides Living at Home in Rural America: Accessibility for Older Americans and People with a Disability August 19 joint HHS-HUD-USDA information bulletin COVID-19 […]