AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joint comments to CMS were posted on this web page May 19. Available here are the comments to CMS by (1) Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), Task Force on LTSS, co-chairs, (2) National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services(NASDDDS), and (3) National Association of State Mental Health […]
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Ensuring Continuity of Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) During the COVID-19 Pandemic May 18 ACL & CMS shared April 23 promising practices webinar materials Learn more here. CMS: COVID-19 Emergency Medicaid Waivers Must Comply with Olmstead (ADA) Obligations May 21 CMS announced document Learn more here. Standardizing Quality Measures for Complex Care May 21 National Center for […]
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COVID-19 and Disability Survey Summary Report The American Association on Health & Disability is pleased to release the COVID-19 & Disability Survey Summary Report. The purpose of the survey was to conduct a rapid, real-time online assessment of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on access to healthcare on adults with a range of disabilities & was […]
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Novel Coronavirus Pandemic and Access to Health Services Among Adults with Disabilities Project (COVID-19 & Disability Project) AAHD conducted a rapid, real-time online survey of COVID-19 and persons with a range of disabilities. The COVID-19 & Disability Project is funded by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation. The purpose of the COVID-19 & Disability Project is […]
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Collecting Disability Data and COVID-19 April 27 Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on Rights co-chairs letter to HHS-CDC-CMS Learn more here. Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integration of Care Updates and Policy Options April 15 Bipartisan Policy Center two white papers Learn more here. Roadmap To Recovery: A Public Health […]
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AAHD Conducting COVID-19 & Disability Survey Confidential, real-time online assessment of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on healthcare and healthcare access among persons with a range of disabilities. The survey will be open from April 17 through May 1. Please use this link (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/COVID-19-Disability) in your list serves, newsletters, social media platforms, and other print […]
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Emerging Practices Using Section 1915 © Appendix K Waivers April 1 Health Management Associates review Learn more here. States Modify Medicaid-Home-and-Community-Based Services Waivers To Respond To COVID-19 March 31 National Academy for State Health Policy blog Learn more here. Serving Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Alignment of Medicaid Managed Care […]
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Multiplicity of Conditions and the Cumulative Effects for People with Disabilities March 20 Disability and Health Journal April article; there is a fee for the complete article Learn more here. Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: COVID-19 Impacts and Responses March 18 SAMHSA funded, NCBH Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions webinar materials Learn […]
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Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: CMS Annual Report to Congress March 16 CMS MMCO announced repor Learn more here. State Readiness To Report Mandatory Medicaid and CHIP Core Quality Measures March 13 MACPAC (Medicaid & CHIP Payment and Access Commission) annual report to Congress, chapter 2 Learn more here. Medicare and Medicaid Flexibilities […]
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Using Law and Policy To Promote Health for People with Disabilities in the U.S. March 13 HHS Healthy People report Learn more here. Health Care and Social Services Integration: ACL Summit March 11 ACL March 4 summit summaries Learn more here. Social Determinants of Health: Introducing a Coordinated Curriculum of Community Interventions March 11 HRSA […]
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