White House Announces Plan To Prevent, Detect, and Treat Long COVID April 5 White House announced fact sheet Learn more here. Preparing for Medicaid Changes When The Public Health Emergency Expires April 5 ACL fact sheet Learn more here. Caring for Those with Complex Needs: An Updated Policy Roadmap (and Focus on Persons Dually Eligible […]
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 22, 2022
Experiences of Individuals Self-Directing Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) During COVID-19 March 9 Disability and Health Journal shared pre-proof article Learn more here. Intersection of Complexity and High Utilization Among Community Health Center Patients March 15 HRSA Primary Health Care Digest shared Journal of Managed Care article Learn more here. Medicaid Money Follows the Person: MACPAC […]
Week of March 15, 2022
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): State Policy Choices Amid the Pandemic March 4 Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – (2) – People Serviced and Spending During COVID-19 March 4 Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief Learn more here. Long-COVID and Disability: A Panel on Emerging Law and Policy Issues March […]
Week of March 8, 2022
Collectively Supporting Behavioral Health of People Living with Disabilities During COVID February 23 ASTHO public health review podcast Learn more here. The Most Common Changes To Routine and Daily Schedule During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Persons with ID/DD March 3 HSRI shared National Core Indicators infographic Learn more here. “For the Disabled Community, The Pandemic […]
Week of March 1, 2022
Talking About Complex Care: A Guide for Clear and Effective Communications February 24 RWJ Fd & Scan Fd funded, Center for Health Care Strategies resource Learn more here. Making the Case for Complex Care: Choosing Measures February 24 seven foundations funded, Playbook Better Care for People with Complex Needs blog Learn more here. Leveraging Payment […]
Week of February 22, 2022
Health Equity Framework for Persons with Disabilities (and February 23 Discussion) February 15 National Council on Disability announced framework and upcoming Feb 23 stakeholder discussion Learn more here. “Black Women and Girls with Disabilities”: Improving Health February 17 TFAH shared Center for American Progress first in a series Learn more here. Social Health Access Referral […]
Week of February 15, 2022
New HHS Guidance for Health Care Providers on Civil Rights Protections for People with Disabilities February 4 HHS OCR announced new guidance Learn more here. No Wrong Door – ACL Initiative for Accessing Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) February 8 ACL No Wrong Door web resources Learn more here. No Wrong Door – 2021 ACL-NIDILRR […]
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: MACPAC-MedPAC Data Book February 1 Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) and Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) jointly prepared data book. 49% of the 12.2 million dual-eligible beneficiaries had at least one ADL limitation; 25% had 3-to-6 ADL limitations. Learn more here. Behavioral Health-General Health Integration […]
Week of February 1, 2022
COVID-19 Long Haulers: Rehabilitation Professionals Experiences and Challenges January 26 NIDILRR NARIC Research in Focus article Learn more here. Disability and Crisis Standards of Care in the Age of COVID-19 January 19 ASHTO voices of state public health Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Regulation: Where Are We Now and Where Are We […]
Week of January 25, 2022
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integration Programs, Network Adequacy, D-SNPs January 19 HMA Focus on the January 12 CMS proposed Medicare Advantage rule Learn more here. Measuring Unmet LTSS Need Among Adults Under 65 with Disabilities January 18 LTQA shared August 12 Health Affairs and Commonwealth Fund announced long-term services and supports blog […]