Protect Medicaid Coverage – Disability and Aging Communities To Congress – Updated AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have again joined the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) writing the House Energy and Commerce Committee and other House members asking that Medicaid coverage be maintained. The January 22 letter now […]
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 January 28, 2025
Protect Medicaid Coverage – 425 Organizations Led by FUSA January 20 FUSA led 425 organizations including AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation to the President and new Administration. Accountable Health Communities – The ROI of Resource Navigation January 21 Camden Coalition webinar slides. Medicaid Healthy Adult Opportunity Flexibilities – CMS Guidance January 16 CMS SMD #25-001 […]
Week of January 21, 2025
Federal Evidence Agenda on Disability – White House Final Report January 14 White House Office of Science and Technology announced final report A significant focus on data and date-informed decisions. Medicaid and Disability – Fast Facts January 15 Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Medicaid and disability fast facts. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and […]
Week of January 14, 2025
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): 1915 (i) State Plans – Requirements for Independent Evaluation of Eligibility and Assessment of Needs January 8 CMS Division of LTSS webinar slides. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Documenting and Implementing Modifications and Rights Restrictions December 19 ACL funded, NCAPPS September report. No Wrong Door and LTSS – Key Elements and Resources […]
Week of January 7, 2025
Disability Data Collection and Usage: Promising State Practices December 9 National Governors’ Association brief. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Self-Direction State Practices – Persons with IDD December 17 Council on Quality and Leadership analysis. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integrated Care and Persons with IDD December 23 Health Affairs article. No Cuts To Medicaid […]
Week of December 17, 2024
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Self-Directed Services December 12 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Workforce TEP Findings December 13 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting – technical expert panel findings. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Spending and Utilization December 13 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment […]
Week of December 10, 2024
Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Community Living Equity Dashboard December 3 Brandeis CLPC announced dashboard on LTSS – Who Needs; Who Receives; Disparities Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: D-SNPs and State Medicaid Agencies November 20 ATI Advisory webinar slides. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: CMS Proposed Medicare Advantage Rules November 27 […]
Week of November 26, 2024
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Users, Expenditures, Share of LTSS Users and Expenditures November 21 CMS announced August 29 report. Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Users and Expenditures by Service Category November 21 CMS announced August 29 report. Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Fact Sheet November 12 CMS announced FTA NEMT fact sheet. Medicaid Coverage […]
Week of November 19, 2024
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Updated Waiting Lists Data October 31 Kaiser Family Foundation updated report. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Feasibility of Obtaining Identifiers in Self-Directed Medicaid HCBS Claims November 4 HHS ASPE report. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Waiver Rate Setting for Remote Delivery of Services November 13 CMS Div of LTSS webinar slides. Medicaid Access […]
Week of November 12, 2024
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. Community Health Workers: The Evolution of the CHW Hub Within Public Health October 24 Dialogue 4 Health webinar materials. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Referral Management and Data Exchange November 5 ACL ADBI […]