Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Timely Access-Provisional Plans of Care October 31 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Advisory Commission) meeting presentation slides. Learn more here. Community Health Workers: The Evolution of the CHW Hub Within Public Health October 24 Dialogue 4 Health webinar materials. Learn more here. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Referral Management and […]
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 5, 2024
Barriers To Accessing Health Care: GAO Seeks Lived Experiences of Adults with Disabilities October 31 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requested survey; deadline for response is November 30. Learn more here. Census Bureau Convening on Disability Data and Measurement October 28 Census Bureau director blog on the September 30 disability stakeholders meeting. Learn more here. […]
Why Disability Data Are Still Needed October 24 Disability and Health Journal shared article. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Rural-Urban Disparities in 14 States October 25 Applied Self-Direction shared JAMAD RAND article available at NIH Pub Med. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Quality Measure Set Reporting Requirements October 2 CMS training […]
Week of October 22, 2024
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Payment Adequacy July 30 CMS HCBS training webinar slides. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Quality Measure Set Mathematica for CMS Review Workgroup October 16 Mathematica for CMS HCBS QM review workgroup orientation meeting materials, as well as August 12 and July 15 call for measures meeting materials. Learn more […]
Week of October 15, 2024
Community Participation: The What’s, Why’s, and How’s September 26 Temple University Collaborative webinar slides. Learn more here. Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integration of Medicare and Medicaid – Justice in Aging Guiding Principles October 8 Justice in Aging shared guiding principles when designing and implementing integration programs. Learn more here. Community Health Workers: Building […]
Week of October 8, 2024
Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Medicaid Termination of Paid Medicare Premiums September 30 CMS MMCO ICRC shared CMS presentation slides. Learn more here. Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Coordination of Behavioral Health Benefits September 30 CMS MMCO ICRC shared April 30 ICRC webinar materials. Learn more here. Community Health Workers: Medicaid Reimbursement Challenges […]
Week of October 1, 2024
Health Care Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services for People with Disabilities – AHRQ September 16 AHRQ systematic review. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): AHRQ Evidence Map on HCBS and Person-Centered Care for Older Adults September 5 AHRQ technical brief. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Improving HCBS Waivers Through Public Comments September […]
Week of September 24, 2024
Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Disparities in Health Care and Medicare Advantage Health Plan Performance September 12 Justice in Aging shared August CMS report. Learn more here. Persons Dully-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Getting Results from D-SNPs – How Medicaid Agencies Build Medicare Knowledge August 22 Center for Health Care Strategies report. Learn more […]
Week of September 17, 2024
Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Challenges in Integration Faced by Beneficiaries September 10 Medicare Rights Center paper. Learn more here. Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) – Final Rules September 10 CMS posting of 536-page Federal Register pre-publication final rule and NAMI-led, including AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation, statement. Learn more here. Medicare […]
Week of September 10, 2024
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Money-Follows-the-Person – CMS Report August 20 Mathematica for CMS MFP report on recipient transitions to the community. Learn more here. Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: 10 State Factsheets on D-SNPs August 28 Justice in Aging Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) factsheets for CA, CO, FL, GA, MA, MI, NJ, OH, […]