Expanding Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) for Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid with Behavioral Health Needs April 4 Health Affairs article. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Understanding and Supporting April 10 AAHD blog. Home-and-Community-Based Services: Quality Measures Review Workgroup April 8 and 9 and March 11 Mathematica for CMS review committee meetings 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 April 8, 2025
HHS Announced HHS Restructuring: House and Senate Appropriations Democratic Leaders Letter to HHS March 31 House and Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee leaders letter to HHS. 316 Organizations to the U.S. Senate: Don’t Harm Medicaid March 26 FUSA led letter including AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation. 90 Organizations to Congress: Reject Unprecedented Cuts to Medicaid April […]
Week of April 1, 2025
HHS Announced HHS Restructuring, Elimination of ACL (Administration for Community Living), Creation of Administration for a Healthy America, Merging HRSA-SAMHSA-AHRQ-Others (1) – HHS March 27 HHS press release and fact sheet. HHS Announced HHS Restructuring, Elimination of ACL (Administration for Community Living), Creation of Administration for a Healthy America, Merging HRSA-SAMHSA-AHRQ-Others (2) – Disability Organizations […]
Week of March 25, 2025
2025 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps Includes Disability Functional Limitations Measure (2) March 19 RWJ Foundation and Univ of WI Population Health Institute released data. AAHD March 18 news included the preview webinar recording and materials. Medicaid and CHIP Coverage by U.S. Congressional District March 11 Center for American Progress web-based interactive map. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based […]
Week of March 18, 2025
NIH Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research – Submissions March 12 three submissions. AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted direct comments; and, AAHD has joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) submitting comments to the NIH Strategic Plan for Disability Research draft framework. AAHD is a DRRC steering committee member. The AAHD and […]
Week of March 11, 2025
CMS Rescinds Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs) Guidance March 4 CMS Info Bulletin rescinding prior HRSNs guidance. A Cut To Medicaid Is A Cut To Medicare March 4 JiA-MRC-CMA-Comm Catalyst fact sheet and issue brief. Medicaid: The Math is Conclusive: Major Medicaid Cuts Are the Only Way To Meet House Budget Resolution Requirements March 7 Kaiser […]
Week of March 4, 2025
Medicaid: Six State and Local Government National Associations Express Concerns with Medicaid Cut Proposals February 19 NCSL-USCM-NLC-NACo-CSG-ICCMA letter of concerns to Congress. Medicaid: Capping Per Enrollee Spending – Impact on Coverage and Expenditures February 26 Kaiser Family Foundation analysis. Medicaid in Motion: Navigating Post-Election Policy Changes and Opportunities February 26 HMA webinar slides, replay, and […]
Week of February 25, 2025
Protect Medicaid-Reject House Budget Resolution February 21 Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) and the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) co-chairs statement – Reject the House Budget Resolution – in order to Protect Medicaid. AAHD is a CCD and DAC member. Protect Medicaid-Funded Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services February 14 Mental Health Liaison […]
Week of February 18. 2025
5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for People with Disabilities February 7 Kaiser Family Foundation brief. Protect Medicaid – Disability and Aging Communities to the U.S. Senate February 11 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on LTSS letter asking the U.S. […]
Week of February 11, 2025
Medicaid – Affordable Care Act – Adults with Disabilities February 7 DREDF (Dr. Stephen Kaye) presentation outline and data to the Disability and Aging Collaborative meeting. Protect Medicaid – Behavioral Health – Whole Health Coalition February 5 Coalition for Whole Health report on Protecting Medicaid, Opposing Funding Cuts, joined by AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation. […]