PCORI Workforce RFI – AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation Submission

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have responded to a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) RFI on workforce issues. Our comments focused on non-traditional workers – community-based, non-medical credentialled, and a lived-experience framework serving persons with disabilities, aged individuals requiring long-term services and supports (LTSS), persons with mental illness and substance use disorder, persons served in […]

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Week of January 10, 2023

Improving the Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities December 20 Bipartisan Policy Center webinar and report Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Supporting People with ID/DD Transition to the Community January 5 Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) resource article Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid with ID/DD: Improving Care […]

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Week of November 15, 2022

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Delivery of Personal Assistance Services for Persons with Disabilities November 9 NIDILRR NARIC Research in Focus article Learn more here. People with Long COVID Face Barriers To Government Disability Benefits November 9 Kaiser Health News article Learn more here. No Wrong Door – Fundamentals and Engagement with Community Organizations […]

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Week of September 13, 2022

Medicaid Beneficiaries Who Use Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) August 26 CMS announced report Learn more here. Community Services in Crisis: No Staff, No Services August 4 NASDDDS-HSRI-ICI/Univ of MN paper Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measurement – What Happens Now? August 10 Health Management Associates/Leavitt Partners webinar materials on the CMS […]

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Week of May 24, 2022

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), COVID-19 Indicators, and Marginalized Communities May 2 Cambridge University Press Core research review article; abstract only Learn more here. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Medicaid Coverage and Payment May 17 HRSA shared NACHC resource Learn more here. Addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): The ROI Calculator for Partnerships May 19 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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