This spring, we hosted a series of live interviews with disability community members to learn how they make the most of their private or public insurance coverage. Watch the full series to learn more about their tips and tricks for accessing care. Rehabilitation/Habilitation A conversation with Chase Bearden, Deputy Director of the Coalition of Texans […]
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Week of April 5, 2022
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Waiting Lists Excerpts from last week AAHD news – The Case for Inclusion: Blazing Trails To Sustainability for Community Disability Services; March ANCOR and UCP annual inclusion report Learn more here. Understanding and Addressing Unmet Needs in HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services) Through the Lens of Person-Centered Practices March 31 ACL funded, […]
Week of March 29, 2022
The Case for Inclusion: Blazing Trails To Sustainability for Community Disability Services March ANCOR and UCP annual inclusion report Learn more here. Influence of Disability Models on Person-Centeredness in Home-and-Community-Based Services March 23 NIDILRR NARIC announced Shirley Ryan Ability Lab HCBS Center research brief Learn more here. Reducing Costs for Families and States By Increasing […]
From Coverage to Care – Facebook Live series
How to Get the Most Out of Your Health Insurance This spring, the American Association on Health and Disability is hosting a series of live interviews with disability community members to learn how they make the most of their private or public insurance coverage. From March 9th through April 6th, tune in on Wednesday afternoons […]
AAHD Issues New COVID-19 Research Brief
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AAHD Releases Issue Briefs
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) in Build Back Better – Macroeconomic Impact
Available here is a Moody’s Analytics macroeconomic impact analysis of expanding Medicaid HCBS as proposed in the Build Back Better legislation. The September 30 report is here: PDF. […]
Week of August 24, 2021
What Will It Take To Recruit and Retain Public Health Workers August 12 Governing posted article Learn more here. Integrating Community Health Workers Into a Community Hearing Collaborative To Understand the Social Determinants of Health in Children with Hearing Loss August 13 Disability and Health Journal announced article; there is a fee for the entire […]
Opioid-Related Outcomes Among Individuals with Co-Occurring Behavioral Health Conditions
AAHD has joined the Lakeshore Foundation and No Health without Mental Health submitting comments to the National Quality Forum (NQF) on their proposed framework analyzing opioid-related outcomes among persons with co-occurring behavioral health conditions. Available here are the report’s page 17 framework diagram; the AAHD-Lakeshore-NHMH July 27 comments on the framework; and the complete NQF […]
Risk Adjustment Models for Social and Functional Status Within Health Care Performance Measurement
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments to and on the National Quality Forum draft report on risk adjustment. Available here are our July 16 comments and the June 17 draft report. […]