Using Law and Policy To Promote Health for People with Disabilities in the U.S. March 13 HHS Healthy People report Health Care and Social Services Integration: ACL Summit March 11 ACL March 4 summit summaries Social Determinants of Health: Introducing a Coordinated Curriculum of Community Interventions March 11 HRSA funded Social Determinants of Health Academy […]
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 10, 2020
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Improving Care and Managing Costs February 28 ADvancing States shared Feb National Governors Association report Using Social Needs Screening and Patient Feedback for Complex Care February 27 National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs webinar materials Community-Driven Health Equity Model Action Plans March 5 National Academy of […]
Week of March 3, 2020
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: State Efforts To Integrate Care February 26 Center for Health Care Strategies brief – 2020 updates Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – CMS Settings Rule: Best Practices February 19 Brandeis University Community Living Policy Center webinar materials Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Americans: Opportunities for the Health Care […]
Week of February 25, 2020
Quantification of Neighborhood-Level Social Determinants of Health in the Continental U.S. February 20 HRSA Office of Rural Health shared in the public domain January 29 Journal of the American Medical Association article Training of Health Care Providers Improves Disability Competence January University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability, brief. How Community Health Workers in New […]
Week of February 18, 2020
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Key State Policy Choices February 7 ADvancing States shared Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief Direct Support Professionals in State ID/DD Systems: Workforce Stability Data February NASDDDS-HSRI State-by-State National Core Indicators report Supporting the Non-Traditional Health Care Workforce: Community Health Workers and Promotores February 11 Center for Health Care Strategies blog […]
Week of February 11, 2020
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Enrollment and Spending February 7 ADvancing States announced Kaiser Family Foundation Feb issue brief Measuring Home-and-Community-Based Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities February 5 WellSky and ADvancing States webinar materials. The webinar focused on NCI-A/D. Mentioned were NCI, HEDIS-LTSS, CAHPS HCBS, and pending federal govt considerations. CQL POM was not […]
Week of February 4, 2020
CMS Announces Medicaid Block Grant Demonstrations January 30 CMS letter to state Medicaid directors announcing block grant and per-capita cap demonstrations Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services Settings Rule: Potential Outcomes and Measurements January 28 HCBS Advocacy Coalition & Brandeis Univ CLPC white paper The Importance of Integrated Care Models That Address Medical, Behavioral, and Social Health Needs […]
Week of January 28, 2020
Leading Health Indicators, 2030 January 22 National Academy of Medicine recommendations to HHS (as requested by HHS) Incorporating Community Voices To Improve Complex Care January 21 Center for Health Care Strategies and Camden Coalition Better Care Playbook webinar resources Shaping Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services To Fit the Individual Priorities of Self-Advocates January 23 ACL & CMS […]
Week of January 21, 2020
Community Participation Can Boost Self-Determination for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness January 15 ACL NIDILRR NARIC “Research Focus” article There’s No Place Like Home: A National Study of Disability Housing January 15 the Arc announced study Coming Home and Staying There: Improving Care Transitions for Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid December 12 Center […]
Week of January 14, 2020
Urban & Rural Residents with Disabilities May Need Different Supports To Stay Connected To Their Communities January 8 ACL-NIDILRR NARIC “Research in Focus” article Friends: Connecting People with Disabilities and Community Members: A Manual for Families January 2 ARCH Respite Network announced Univ of Minnesota manual Older Rural Residents: Supportive Services and Caregiving December 17 […]