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 […]
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 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 […]
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. Census Bureau Convening on Disability Data and Measurement October 28 Census Bureau director blog on the September 30 disability stakeholders meeting. “It Is Time To Stop Using […]
Week of October 29, 2024
Why Disability Data Are Still Needed October 24 Disability and Health Journal shared article. 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. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Quality Measure Set Reporting Requirements October 2 CMS training webinar slides. Simplifying Medicaid Long-Term Services […]
Week of October 22, 2024
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Payment Adequacy July 30 CMS HCBS training webinar slides. 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. People with Disabilities: Getting the […]
Week of October 15, 2024
Community Participation: The What’s, Why’s, and How’s September 26 Temple University Collaborative webinar slides. 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. Community Health Workers: Building Successful Managed Care Programs Using CHW […]
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. Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Coordination of Behavioral Health Benefits September 30 CMS MMCO ICRC shared April 30 ICRC webinar materials. Community Health Workers: Medicaid Reimbursement Challenges and Opportunities September 30 FUSA and […]
Week of October 1, 2024
Health Care Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services for People with Disabilities – AHRQ September 16 AHRQ systematic review. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): AHRQ Evidence Map on HCBS and Person-Centered Care for Older Adults September 5 AHRQ technical brief. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Improving HCBS Waivers Through Public Comments September 17 NHeLP webinar slides and materials. […]
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. 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. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Specialized […]