Disability, Equity, and Measurements of Livability August 23 Disability and Health Journal scoping review Learn more here. Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Services Received and Spending August 14 Kaiser Family Foundation paper Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Using an Equity Framework To Evaluate and Improve August 16 Justice in Aging webinar slides […]
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 August 15, 2023
CDC-RWJ PLACES (Local Data for Better Health) Includes 7 Disability Measures for Every County, City, and Census Track August 8 Trust for America’s Health shared July CDC-RWJ PLACES updated data; 36 health measures are included with 7 focused on disability. Learn more here. Housing Quality by Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Rural-Urban Location July 31 HRSA […]
Week of August 8, 2023
Measuring Unmet LTSS (Long-Term Services and Supports) Needs and Service Use Among Adults Under Age 65 with Disabilities: Washington State August 1 Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) announced final report Learn more here. Person-Centered Practices and Outcomes of Service Users: What Do NCI-ID/DD Data Tell Us July 27 HSRI and NASDDDS shared NCI (National Core Indicators) […]
Week of July 25, 2023
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Unmet Needs and the Importance of Data July 11 ACL funded, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab CROR podcast Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Most States Plan To Continue Flexibilities Implemented During the Public Health Emergency June 30 National Academy for State Health Policy state tracker report Learn more here. Medicaid […]
Week of July 11, 2023
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Facilitators and Barriers To Person-Centered Planning From the Perspectives of Recipients and Care Managers June 26 Disability and Health Journal announced article Learn more here. Assessing and Improving Patients’ Experiences During Phone-Based Social Needs Screening and Referral Implementation June 22 RWJ Fd funded SIREN webinar slides Learn more here. Persons Dually […]
Week of June 27, 2023
Medicare and Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Recent Trends and Policies June 21 Alliance for Health Policy briefing materials Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Proposed Rules To Enhance Access, Quality, and Workforce June 1 Manatt webinar materials on CMS proposed rules Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): An Equity Framework for Evaluating and […]
Week if June 20, 2023
Access To Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): MACPAC to Congress June 15 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) report to Congress, chapter four. Learn more here. Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): Outcome-Based Payments (Performance-Based Pay) June 14 CMS webinar slides Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integrating Care – MACPAC to […]
Week of June 13, 2023
Health Care Delivery of Preventive Services for People with Disabilities: NCD Submission to AHRQ May 30 National Council on Disability submission to AHRQ RFI Learn more here. Community Living Policy: State of Science Webinar Series June 9 ACL shared Brandeis University Community Living Policy Center webinar series Learn more here. Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): An […]
Week of May 23, 2023
Power Wheelchair Seat Elevation Systems: CMS Medicare Coverage Decision May 16 CMS announced Medicare coverage decision Learn more here. Access to Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) -MACPAC Draft Report April 14 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission) meeting draft chapter for June report. Learn more here. Equitably Identifying Individuals for Care Management: California Medicaid Strategies […]
Week of May 16, 2023
Health Care Delivery of Preventive Services for Persons with Disabilities: Comment To AHRQ May 5 AHRQ resources and questions; submission deadline is May 26. Learn more here. “Hospital at Home” – Latest Research May 9 John Hartford Foundation shared April 26 research posting. Learn more here. Collaborating Across Systems for Program Implementation April 30 RWJ […]